A later renovation added the pointed arched windows of Gothic structures to the earlier rounded windows of the Norman period (remember William the Conqueror who came over from Normandy? This is from his time.) The main building was renovated several times, the first due to that disastrous fallin...
The Galleria itself is alive with Berninis and Caravggios as well as its own ceilings worth the trip alone, and is set in Cardinal Scipione's villa on the outskirts of the city; it was among the very first institutions to regain life. Set in the Borghese Gardens (below), which also ...