Rome - Parliament Camera dei Deputati
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The Palazzo Montecitorio, begun by Bernini in 1650 for Pope Innocent X Pamphili and completed in 1694 by Carlo Fontana, has been occupied since 1871 by the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Italian Parliament. At the beginning of this century the palace was enlarge to meet Parliamentary needs. In the Piazza di Montecitorio is an ancient Egyptian obelisk (594-589 B.C.). Here German archaeologists excavated what is claimed to be the largest sundial in the world, dating from the second century A.D., of which the obelisk was the gnomon.
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Address:
Parliament, Palazzo Montecitorio
Piazza di Montecitorio, I-00186 Rome, Italy
Piazza di Montecitorio, I-00186 Rome, Italy
Tips: Open to the public some weekends.
Transit: Bus: 52, 53, 56, 58, 58b, 60, 61, 62, 71, 81, 85, 88, 90, 90b, 95, 115.
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