Palazzo Chigi-Odescalchi
Palazzo Chigi-Odescalchi the original building, remodeled by Carlo Maderno , belonged to the Colonna family , who sold it to the Ludovisi in 1622 , only to buy it back a few years later. In 1661 the palace, which was given in usufruct to Cardinal Flavio Chigi , underwent a significant transformation by Gian Lorenzo Bernini ( around 1665 ). In 1745 the property passed to Prince Baldassare Odescalchi and was then enlarged by Nicola Salvi and Luigi Vanvitelli . However, in 1887the building was damaged by a fire: the façade on piazza Santi Apostoli was restored, while the façade on via del Corso was rebuilt by Raffaello Ojetti .
Particularly significant is the original part of the building, whose facade was designed by Bernini. In fact, this seventeenth-century facade can be considered a real model for the elevations of Italian and European Baroque palaces . Bernini, in fact, also proposed it again in one of his projects for the facade of the Louvre , which was then not built. This project was then the basis of important creations such as the Royal Palace in Stockholm designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger , who studied in Bernini's studio.
Before the subsequent extensions, it had a prominence in the central part, defined by giant pilasters and crowned by a balustrade at the top. This prominence was hidden during the eighteenth century , when the façade was doubled, but taking up the style of Bernini's design. It is opened by two portals, from which one enters the porticoed courtyard built by Carlo Maderno, adorned with numerous statues. The façade on Via del Corso is decidedly eclectic , built in the neo-Renaissance style on the model of the Florentine palaces of the fifteenth century .
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