Borromini's forced-perspective gallery in the arcaded courtyard: shrinking columns and a rising floor make an 8-metre passage look 37 metres long, with a statue only 60 cm high at the end; upstairs are 16th-17th-century paintings in the cardinal's picture gallery.
- Address
- Piazza Capo di Ferro 13, 00186 Roma
- Hours
- Wed-Mon 8:30-19:30 (last entry 19:00); closed Tue, 25 Dec, 1 Jan
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 1 h
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- €€
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Guided visits of the palace's piano nobile (Council of State rooms) run on the first Saturday of the month, booking required.
- Palazzo Farnese is about 100 m away.