Description of the attraction
On the west side of Piazza Venezia is the Palazzo Venezia, built by Bernardo Rossellino and designed by Leon Battista Alberti. This building housed the Embassy of Venice in Rome. As a Venetian property, it belonged to the Austrian imperial government until 1916 during the occupation of Venice by the Austrians. Later, Mussolini's government met here. Now the palace houses two museums: the National Museum of the Palazzo Venezia (a museum of decorative arts) and the Cere Museum, where you can see wax figures and a recreated interior of Mussolini's last study.
The Church of San Marco, towering on the square of the same name, is practically built into the Venice Palace, although it belongs to the 4th century. Indeed, its foundation dates back to the reign of Pope Mark. In connection with the alterations of the Palace of Venice, the church was also rebuilt under the pontificate of Paul II, a native of their Venetian Barbo family, and in the 18th century, in accordance with the requirements of that era, it was reconstructed in the Baroque style, especially its interior. The facade of the church is decorated with a portico of three arches and an elegant loggia by Giuliano da Maiano.
