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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Castellesi
Rome
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura”
At a glance
- Style
- Renaissance architecture
- Coordinates
- 41°54′10″ N, 12°27′41″ E
- Address
- via della Conciliazione, 30
About
Palazzo Torlonia (also known as the Palazzo Giraud, Giraud-Torlonia or Castellesi) is a 16th-century Renaissance town house in Via della Conciliazione, Rome, Italy. Built for Cardinal Adriano Castellesi da Corneto from 1496, the architect was Andrea Bregno, although others have attributed the design to Bramante.
The style of architecture was influenced by that of the papal chancery, the Palazzo della Cancelleria, one of Rome's first Renaissance palaces, which had been completed a few years earlier. The palazzo's arcaded inner courtyard has been attributed to Raphael.
In 1504, before its completion, the Cardinal (who had fallen from papal favor) presented the palazzo to King Henry VII of England. The English king Henry VIII later handed it to Lorenzo Campeggio, England's last Cardinal Protector. He lived in the unfinished palazzo from 1519 to 1524. Following England's split from the Church of Rome, it remained in possession of the Campeggio family until 1609.
From 1609 until 1635, it was owned by the Borghese family. In 1760, it was purchased by the French Giraud banking family.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Palazzo Castellesi».
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Getting there
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
Nearby
See on the mapMore historic villas and palaces in Lazio
- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Castellesi?
Palazzo Castellesi is in Rome, in the province of Roma (Lazio), Italy. Address: via della Conciliazione, 30. GPS coordinates: 41.90275, 12.46125.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Castellesi?
Nearby you’ll find: Casa del Boia (0 m away), Palazzo dei Convertendi (100 m away), Palazzo Serristori (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Borgo - palazzo Giraud Torlonia 01606 — Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo Castellesi September 2015-1 — Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo dei Convertendi — Lalupa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo Giraud Torlonia - panoramio — Vadim Zhivotovsky, CC BY 3.0
- Palazzo torlonia al borgo, 01 — Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo Torlonia — Peter1936F, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rom 2019 - Palazzo Giraud Torlonia - by-RaBoe 021 — © Ra Boe / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Roma, Città del Vaticano, Palazzo Giraud-Torlonia, in via della Conciliazione. - panoramio — Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Roma, 1979) - BEIC 6363889 — Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences