Among the places to visit in Valmontone certainly worth mentioning is Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, a baronial palace of the ancient fief of Valmontone. The history of the palace began in 1651, when Prince Camillo Pamphilj, nephew of Pope Innocent X and a member of one of the most powerful families in Rome. he bought the territory of Valmontone from Francesco Barberini and elected him to his suburban residence. The prince wanted to create in the fief a sort of ideal city, the City Pamphilia, which included not only the palace, but also a church, warehouses, stables, houses, shops. The palace was built in the place of the old castle Sforza, formerly of the Counts of Valmontone: in 1652 the castle was almost completely demolished and in 1654 the works that ended in about 1670 began. The construction took place under the direction of the Jesuit father Benedetto Molli and then passed in 1666 under the supervision of Antonio Del Grande. In the eighteenth century, the Pamphilj risked extinction, so, with a combined marriage, the family merged with the Doria-Landi, becoming Doria-Landi-Pamphilj. Hence the composite name of the Palace. The massive and squared shape and the location at the highest point of the village suggest the sighting role inherited from the ancient medieval castle. The interior of the building is divided into 365 rooms, the most important of which are on the Piano Nobile, where you can still admire some important frescoes, made between 1657 and 1661 by artists such as Pier Francesco Mola, Gaspard Dughet, Guillaume Courtois said the Borgognone, Francesco Cozza and Mattia Preti. In the building there is also the homonymous museum that presents with descriptions and findings the various archaeological sites in the Valmontone area.
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