Along restoration of the roofs and facades of one of Rome's most magnificent and famous Renaissance buildings and the seat of the French embassy, Palazzo Farnese, has been completed.
    As Daniela Porro, special superintendent of Rome, says, "A four-a-side ace of Italian architecture was responsible for the splendid façades of Palazzo Farnese, spanning the Renaissance and Baroque periods: Antonio da Sangallo, Michelangelo, Vignola, and Giacomo Della Porta." And today, the French Embassy in Italy, the Ecole Francaise de Rome, and the Superintendency are celebrating the completion of the new restoration campaign for the façades and roofs of Palazzo Farnese.
    A jewel reborn 473 years after its completion.
    "The French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the French Ministry of Education and Research have allocated €8.5 million, covering all expenses, for the restoration of Palazzo Farnese.

This ongoing commitment and dedication to its care highlights the shared values between France and Italy," says French Ambassador Anne-Marie Descotes.
    In this presentation, she emphasizes, "we are three women, and many women, along with many men, have participated in this long and immense project.

And I sincerely thank them all." "We see this palace shining with unexpected splendor; we are filled with joy to see it freed from scaffolding and reborn," says Brigitte Marin, director of the Ecole Francaise de Rome, emphasizing how this palace is "the symbol of the Franco-Italian relationship." The restoration of the façades and roofs was completed following the restoration in Piazza Farnese for the 150th anniversary of French presence at Palazzo Farnese, on the occasion of the Jubilee of 2025, and after that for the Jubilee of the year 2000.
    The removal of the last scaffolding on the Tiber side revealed the splendour of this important 16th-century architectural work, which France and Italy are jointly caring for.
   

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