Photo: Pietro Camporese the Younger, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Wedekind
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
- Style
- Neoclassical architecture
- Architects
- Pietro Camporese il Giovane, Giovanni Battista Giovenale
- Commissioned by
- Karl Wedekind
- Coordinates
- 41°54′03″ N, 12°28′46″ E
History and description
Palazzo Wedekind is a palazzo in Piazza Colonna in Rome, Italy, located next to the church of Santi Bartolomeo ed Alessandro dei Bergamaschi. It is notable as the historic offices of the daily paper Il Tempo.
History
On a site occupied in antiquity by the Temple of Marcus Aurelius, the medieval buildings on the site were cleared for a structure erected by the Ludovisi (1659) that became the offices of the vicegerente of the vicariate of Rome. To house the general director of the postal service for the Papal States, who moved here in 1814, the palazzo was completely rebuilt by Pope Gregory XVI to designs by Giuseppe Valadier carried out by Pietro Camporese the Younger. At Valadier's urging, Camporese added a portico built with twelve elegant Roman columns brought from the ruins of Veii, supplemented with two pairs of columns flanking the main doorway, retrieved from the basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura, which burned in 1823.
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People
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Photos
Getting there
FlaminioTrain, nearest
1.4 km as the crow flies
Palazzo Wedekind
Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino14.7 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 Wedekind?
Palazzo Wedekind is in Rome, in the province of Roma (Lazio), Italy. GPS coordinates: 41.90086, 12.47948.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Wedekind?
Nearby you’ll find: Temple of Marcus Aurelius (0 m away), Palazzo Chigi (0 m away), Palazzo Ferrajoli (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 Wedekind - esterno — Pietro Camporese the Younger, CC BY 4.0
- Colonne di Veio a palazzo Wedekind — user:Lalupa, Public domain
- Column of Marcus Aurelius and Palazzo Wedekind Rome — Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Column of Marcus Aurelius Palazzo Wedekind Rome — Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo Wedekind (29120552) — Russell Yarwood from Costa Mesa, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Palazzo Wedekind by night — Kaga tau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo Wedekind, Rome, Italy — Jebulon, CC0
- Rom, die Mark-Aurel-Säule und der Palazzo Wedekind — Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- Roma - Palazzo Wedekind - 2026-09-09 19-12-38 001 — Albarubescens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences