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Palaces and the Pope: the fascinating story of how Renaissance Rome was rebuilt

by Alyssa Rusonik

Uncertainty over whether the seat of the papacy would remain in the city explains why Rome was a late developer when it came to palace-building, lagging behind Florence and Venice.

https://theconversation.com/palaces-and-the-pope-the-fascinating-story-of-how-renaissance-rome-was-rebuilt-290876?utm_campaign=europe-newsletter-39377&utm_content=europe-newsletter-39377_europe%7C116%7C39377%7C29655d0d&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=Palaces+and+the+Pope%3A+the+fascinating+story+of+how+Renaissance+Rome+was+rebuilt

You can find two interesting books on this subject in the PG catalog:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36817
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69619

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The Eternal City underwent a period of renewal spanning the late 14th century to the late 16th century, following a period of economic stagnation. Today, 84% of the palaces built during this period are still standing.

Hand-colored woodcut view of Rome from Hartmann Schedel's 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle. Shows a stylized bird's-eye cityscape with labeled landmarks: St. Peter's, Papal Palace, Castel S. Angelo, Colosseum, city walls, and the Tiber river.

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