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Historic villa / palace, 1890
Palazzo Margherita
Palazzo
- 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
- Period
- Modern era, 1890
- Architect
- Gaetano Koch
- Coordinates
- 41°54′24″ N, 12°29′27″ E
About
Palazzo Margherita, formerly Palazzo Piombino, is a palazzo on Via Veneto in Rome. The usual name references Queen Margherita of Savoy, who lived there from 1900 to 1926.
In 1885, the Boncompagni-Ludovisi family chose to sell their ancestral family home in response to a severe financial crisis. The Villa Ludovisi and most of its extensive grounds were sold in 1883 to a property developer, the Società Generale Immobiliare, which in 1885 divided the property into luxury building lots. The family retained a small portion of the original estate around the Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi (Villa Aurora), the only building from the original holdings that was not demolished. However, the Casino was not designed to be the primary family home of a noble family.
The Palazzo Piombino was built from 1886 to 1890 by Gaetano Koch for Rodolfo Boncompagni Ludovisi, titular Prince of Piombino, as a new palace for the Boncompagni-Ludovisi family. It occupied one of the new developer lots at a prominent location along the Via Veneto, the new main road that developers had built through the former Villa property.
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Timeline
- 1890Built and opened
People
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
Roma TerminiTrain, nearest
1.2 km as the crow flies
Palazzo Margherita
Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino14.6 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 Margherita?
Palazzo Margherita is in Rome, in the province of Roma (Lazio), Italy. GPS coordinates: 41.90673, 12.49083.
How old is Palazzo Margherita?
Wikidata dates it to 1890.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Margherita?
Nearby you’ll find: Gardens of Lucullus (200 m away), Villino di Rudinì (200 m away), Villino Rattazzi (200 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
- Roma ambasciata USA — trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo Margherita from above 01 — Harvey Barrison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Palazzo Margherita USA embassy Roma — Ricardo Luiz Freitas, CC BY 3.0
- Ludovisi - pal Margherita US Embassy 1200501 — Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roma Palazzo Boncompagni-Ludovisi — Incisore sconosciuto, Public domain
- Rom, die Botschaft der USA, Bild 1 — Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- Rom, Via Boncompagni — Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- Roma ambaixada EUA — Astrotrain at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Rome (14860124420) — fotokoci, CC0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences