Palazzo Gonzaga Aragon
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Palazzo Gonzaga Aragon, also known as the Palazzo and Palazzo Negroni Golitsyn - the palace of the 16th century in Rome. Once it was the residence of Cardinal Scipione Gonzaga. Today, on its facade in the style of the late Renaissance can be seen plaques, immortalize the names of famous inhabitants - St. Aloysius Gonzaga and the poet Torquato Tasso.

Palazzo is at the junction of Via della Skrofa and Piazza Nicosia nearby the college building Clementino. Originally it was built in the late Renaissance, but in the middle of the 18th century was decorated in baroque style. Interestingly, at first glance at the Palazzo it appears rectangular, but closer examination reveals the shape of an irregular pentagon.

Palazzo Gonzaga Aragon consists of 5 floors, with the lower floors are made in the late Renaissance style, very common in Rome and in the villas of the region of Lazio. Through the first floor you can get to the patio. Himself floor notable rusticated facings, while the other floors are lined with hewn stone. On the ground floor once housed stables and rooms for servants. The main room is located on the second floor - Piano Nobile. On the upper floor is accessed by a wide stone staircase leading from the patio. In the courtyard fountain preserved with the image of the Virgin Mary. Another fountain can be seen on the corner of the building - it was intended for animals.

The early history of the Palazzo Gonzaga Aragon, little is known. It is well established only in 1701 that the architect Carlo Francesco Bitstsakkeri overbuilt top floor. In 1746 the building was purchased by the family of Negroni, on whose initiative was modernized facade of the building (it was then that he got his current appearance). In the 19th century Palazzo lived Fyodor Prince Golitsyn, the son of Alexander Golitsyn, the Russian ambassador in Rome.

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