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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Corsini
Palace and museum in 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
- Architect
- Ferdinando Fuga
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 41°53′36″ N, 12°28′01″ E
- Address
- Via della Lungara, 10 - Roma
History and description
The Palazzo Corsini is a late-baroque palace in Rome, erected for the Corsini family between 1730 and 1740 as an elaboration of the prior building on the site, a 15th-century villa of the Riario family, based on designs of Ferdinando Fuga. It is located in the Trastevere section of the city, and stands beside the Villa Farnesina.
Description
During 1659–1689, the former Riario palace had hosted the eccentric Christina, Queen of Sweden, who abdicated, converted, and moved to Rome. Under her patronage, this was the site for the first meetings of the Roman Accademia dell'Arcadia.
In 1736, the Florentine Cardinal Neri Maria Corsini, nephew of Pope Clement XII (formerly Cardinal Lorenzo Corsini), acquired the villa and land, and commissioned the structure now standing. During the Napoleonic occupation of Rome, the palace hosted Joseph Bonaparte.
Today, the palace hosts some offices of the National Academy of Science (Accademia dei Lincei) and the Galleria Corsini. The gardens, which rise up the Janiculum hill, are part of the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Roma "La Sapienza", a botanical garden. This also, is not the sole Palazzo Corsini in Italy; there are a handful of palaces belonging to various lines of this Florentine family, which acquired and built this Roman palace, sometime referred to as Palazzo Corsini alla Lungara only upon the ascension of their family member to the papacy. Another Corsini palace of note include the Palazzo Corsini al Parione, facing the banks of the Arno in Florence.
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Getting there
Roma San PietroTrain, nearest
1.1 km as the crow flies
Palazzo CorsiniVia della Lungara, 10 - Roma
Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino14.8 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Corsini?
Palazzo Corsini is in Rome, in the province of Roma (Lazio), Italy. Address: Via della Lungara, 10 - Roma. GPS coordinates: 41.89333, 12.46692.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Corsini?
Nearby you’ll find: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica di Palazzo Corsini (0 m away), Villa Farnesina (100 m away), Palazzo Torlonia alla Lungara (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
- Palazzo Corsini rear entrance angle AvL — AlexanderVanLoon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2016 Palazzo Corsini - Lungara 01 — Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Grotta di palazzo corsini, affresco di villa corsini alla lungara — Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roma - Palazzo Corsini alla Lungara - 2026-09-14 17-59-13 001 — Albarubescens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Roma - Palazzo Corsini alla Lungara - Magnolia - 2026-09-14 17-59-37 001 — Albarubescens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Calcografia degli edifizj di Roma 1779 (69608949) — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Rome, Italy (29120649858) — Alejandro from Mexico City, MEXICO, CC BY 2.0
- Urn - Rome, Italy - DSC09804 — Daderot, CC0
- Urns - Rome, Italy - DSC09806 — Daderot, CC0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences