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Piazza ColonnaThe center of Modern Italy's Capital is at the confluence of busy shopping streets: Via del Tritone that leads up to Via Veneto, and the Corso, Rome's oldest and longest avenue. Palazzo Chigi(Carlo Maderno 1580). Originally built by a Cardinal, nephew of Pope Clement VIII Aldobrandini, it was bought in 1659 by Pope Alexander VII Chigi who had his architect, Felice della Greca, add the facade overlooking the Colonna of Marco Aurelio. Maderno's hand can be seen in the entrance (unused) on Via del Corso.
(Bernini 1650). Like the Italian Parliament it houses, this vast Baroque building is a product of compromises between various people.
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