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Palazzo Marescotti già Estense |
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Palazzo Marescotti gia Estense |
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Ruine delle Terme di Marco AGrippa |
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Mura di detta Terme, che nei Secoli passati formavano un Arco, che dicevasi della Ciambella |
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Chiesa delle Sagre Stimmata |
Even in Rome the Palazzo Marescotti holds something of a record for time to completion, having been started in 1577 by Della Porta and completed in 1865 by Sarti. Vasi's print makes it seem as if the palazzo stands on a large urban space when actually it is on the corner of a tight intersection of two relatively narrow streets. Via dei Cestari defines the right (shaded) facade of the palazzo. The main facade, with its asymmetrically placed doorway, faces the equally narrow Via della Pigna. Seemingly confronting Palazzo Marescotti is half of the "ciambella" (doughnut), part of the late 1st century BC Baths of Agrippa (1), which is actually located facing the building visible on the right edge of the print (Palazzo della Prelatura Spinola; NN 876:) on Via dell'Arco della Ciambella. The arch (2) itself once spanned that street as Vasi notes. Nolli indicates the lower curved structure on the corner of the street as part of the ancient baths, partially enveloped by Palazzo Muti Sacchetti (NN 877) on Via dei Cestari. Peering above the palace to the right is the church of Stimmate di S. Francesco (3) Plate 179.
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