Piazza Borghese

Piazza Borghese. In front, the seat of the Architecture Department; on the left, Palazzo Borghese.

Piazza Borghese is one of the squares in the historic centre of Rome (Italy), in the rione Campo Marzio.

The square

The square in an 18th-century print

The square lies between Via di Ripetta and Via Fontanella Borghese, in an area owned for centuries by the House of Borghese. It is delimited by Palazzo Borghese at north-east, by the Palazzo della Facoltà di Architettura at north-west and by the so-called Palazzo della Famiglia at south-west.

The Borgheses settled in the area in the 16th century. Under Pope Paul V (1605–1621) and cardinal Scipione Borghese, they expanded into the area between Via di Ripetta and the church of Saint Jerome of the Croats. The square was a private space adjacent to the family's palace until the 19th century.

The square formerly overlooked Via di Ripetta, but between 1923 and 1928 that side was closed by the palace that now hosts one of the seats of the Architecture Department of the Sapienza University.

Monuments and interesting places

Landmarks of Rome

Bridges

Basilicas and churches

Roman architecture

Villas	Villa of Livia Villa of the sette bassi Villa of the Quintilii

Temples	Pantheon Temple of Castor and Pollux Temple of Hercules Victor Temple of Portunus Temple of Saturn Temple of Vesta

Architecture	Altare della Patria Ara Pacis Aurelian Walls Baths of Caracalla Castel Sant'Angelo Circus Maximus Colosseum Column of Marcus Aurelius Comitium Imperial fora Largo di Torre Argentina Mausoleum of Augustus Obelisks Palazzo Barberini Palazzo Farnese Piazza Navona Pyramid of Cestius Roman Forum Servian Wall Spanish Steps Theatre of Marcellus Theatre of Pompey Tiber Island Torre dei Capocci Torre delle Milizie Trajan's Column Trajan's Market Trevi Fountain

Art	Apollo Belvedere Augustus of Prima Porta La Bocca della Verità Laocoön and His Sons

Seven Hills	Aventine Caelian Capitoline Esquiline Palatine Quirinal Viminal

Parks and gardens

Piazzas and public spaces

Streets

Vatican City

List of ancient monuments in Rome

Coordinates: 41°54′14″N 12°28′34″E / 41.9038°N 12.4761°E / 41.9038; 12.4761

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