1816/37 Giuseppe Valadier
(1762/1839)
He reworked in Neoclassical style the former seventeenth
century Casino della Rota (Mansion of the Wheel), which used to belong
to the Augustinian Friars of S. Maria del Popolo and
it had been built in turn on the ancient CISTERNS OF THE ACILII GARDENS of
which are clearly visible in the basement 61 sqm (657 square feet) of Roman
ancient walls built with the opus reticulatum technique
"The extant documentation (...) confirms the choice of
the Roman architect to regularize the remaining part of the building, providing
it with open-air elements such as the two side porticos on the north and south,
and a semicircular porch on the rear façade facing east. The final result is
that of an updated architecture in the style of a French ‘Maison’ of the late
eighteenth century - early nineteenth century, therefore Neoclassical" (Alessandro
Cremona – Verdi Delizie: Le ville, i giardini, i parchi storici del Comune di
Roma)
Painted decorations in Pompeian style by Tommaso Parravani
Renovated for use as café-restaurant by Gioacchino Ersoch (1815/1902), who also oversaw the
rearrangement of the PINCIO GARDEN
1922 restoration of the decorations and new paintings by Raffaele Ojetti (1845/1924)
After the liberation of Rome on June 4, 1943 it became a
center of command of the Allied Forces
New restoration in 1964 with decorations by Mario de Paolis
It is one of the historical restaurants of Rome and it reopened
in 2004 as a restaurant after a long period of decline
The large EMPIRE ROOM on the first floor was repainted and
decorated by Federico Forquet in imitation of
the Neoclassical style
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