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Palazzo del Quirinale

Residence of the President of the Italian Republic

On the Quirinal Hill in Rome, Italy, stands the Palazzo del Quirinale, which now serves as the official seat of the Italian President. Its history dates back to the 16th century.

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The origins of the Palazzo del Quirinale lie in 1583, when Pope Gregory XIII began construction of a summer residence. The building served as a retreat for popes and a venue for conclaves, also as an administrative center for the Papal States. With Rome's declaration as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy in 1871, the palace was expropriated and subsequently served as the residence of the Italian kings. Compensation only occurred in 1929 as part of the Lateran Treaties. After the end of the monarchy in 1946, the Republic of Italy took over the Palazzo as the official residence of its head of state.

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