Description
In the heart of Baroque Rome, just a few steps from Piazza Venezia, in Piazza dei Santi Apostoli, a magnificent property on the fourth floor in the Muti-Papazzurri Palace, later known as Balestra. The building, whose design by Bernini's student Mattia De Rossi dates back to the mid-17th century, was the residence of the Muti family, one of the most renowned patrician families in Rome. Later, it housed the exiled English sovereign, James Stuart, in the capital.
The entrance to the building from the square is through a majestic entrance with a narrow Baroque facade, flanked by two Ionic columns and topped by a balcony. The palace's structure is enriched by a large courtyard with a colonnaded portico inspired by Pompeian style. Immediately through the palace's entrance portal, you access the staircase served by an elevator that directly reaches the property's floor. The property, approximately 270 square meters, consists of an entrance hallway leading to three large rooms, all with large windows and directly communicating with each other. These rooms are crowned by a splendid pitched wooden roof with exposed beams and trusses, characterized by high ceilings exceeding 4 meters at the ridge. Beyond the three large rooms, there is access to a space where a bathroom is provided for their use, and a final separate and elevated room with another bathroom.