Apartments in Rome

Built by Girolamo Rainaldi for Pope lnnocent X, it is identi­cal to the neighboring Palazzo dei Conservatori and was al so originally designed by Michelangelo. The rhythmic procession of large pilaster strips lends grace to the facade and presents, on the attic, a scenography of marble statues “decorated” with a balustrade. The large balconi ed windows and the portico leading to the palace are particularly fine. lt houses the Capitoline Museum.