Museo della Rocca Paolina
Documentary museum beside Porta Marzia, inside Perugia's Rocca Paolina, on the history of the Farnese fortress built in 1540 and demolished in 1860.
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About the museum
The museum is located in the historic centre of Perugia, inside the Rocca Paolina, in rooms near Porta Marzia. The fortress was built between 1540 and 1543 to a design by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, commissioned by Pope Paul III Farnese, after whom it was named. To build it, the entire medieval quarter of the Baglioni was incorporated, with houses, towers and streets that can still be walked through inside today.
The Rocca was largely demolished in 1860, when Perugia gained its autonomy from papal government with the unification of Italy. Today its structures are crossed by pedestrian routes and escalators, which form the main link to the city centre.
The documentary material on display is organised in three sections: the urban layout of the area before construction, the details of the project, and the relationship between the Rocca and the city, through to the destruction and final demolition after the plebiscite.
Highlights
- History of Sangallo's Rocca Paolina (1540-1543)
- Porta Marzia, an ancient Etruscan gate reassembled on the pediment
- Medieval Baglioni quarter incorporated into the fortress
- Documentation on the demolition of 1860
- Route with escalators beneath the city
Permanent exhibition
- Storia della Rocca Paolina – Documentary material in three sections on the urban layout, design and destruction of the fortress.
- Operated by
- Comune di Perugia
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
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