Hotel Quirinale, 00184 Rome, Via Nazionale 7, Italy.
The hotel is located on Via Nazionale, which runs between the Piazza della Repubblica and the Piazza Venezia.
The Piazza della Repubblica is a semi-circular square in Rome close to Stazione Termini. The ancient name, still very commom today, was Piazza Esedra, namend after the exedra of the baths of Diocletian which gives the piazza its shape. The both identical semi-circular buildings, located on the margin of the piazza, were built in the years 1887 until 1898 by the Italian architect Gaetano Koch in a neo-classical style. One of these buildings hosts the Boscolo Exedra Hotel and in the other building housed government departments. The Basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiti, built by Michelangelo, is situated also on a part of the ancient baths of Diocletian and in the centre of the piazza is the Naiads fountain, inaugurated in 1901, located. The naiads are represented the Nymph of the Rivers, the Nymph of the Lakes, the Nymph of the Sea and Nymph of Underground Waters.
The Piazza Venezia is located in the historical centre of Rome at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and close to the Roman Forum. The square is named after the Palazzo Venezia. During the Roman Republic the Piazza was an important taffic junction. Its current design became the square as from the year 1885 on the south side the Monument to Vittorio Eamanuele II was built, which still dominates the Piazza Venezia.
The Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II) is a monument to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885. The monument was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1927. The monument is built of pure white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features majestic stairways, tall Corinthian columns, fountains, a huge equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. The view from the monument over the roofs of Rome and the Roman Forum is impressive.
The Piazza Venezia is named after the adjacent Palazzo Venezia, which currently houses the Natioal Museum of the Palazza Venezia, and is located just north of the Capitoline Hill. The Museo del Palazzo di Venezia, housed in the building, contains galleries of art, predominantly pottery, tapestry, statuary from the early Christian era up to early Renaissance. The original structure of this great architectural complex consisted of a modest medieval house intended as the residence of the cardinals appointed to the Church of San Marco. From 1467 to 1797 the palace was the mansion of the ambassadors of the Republic of Venezia.
Benito Mussolini had his office in the Sala del Mappamondo, and used a balcony in the palazzo for delivering many of his most notable speeches, such as the declaration of the Italian Empire, 9 May 1936, to crowds gathered in the Piazza Venezia below.

The four star firstclass Hotel Quirinale is located right in the city centre of the "Eternal City". The Quirinale is situated beside the Roman Opera Houe, with an own private entrance to the Opera, on the popular Via Nazionale, one of the best shopping areas in Rome, between the Piazza Repubblica, the Piazza Venzia and the Trevi Fountain.
Hotel Quirinale housed in a palace built in Empire style in the year 1865. This hotel has been recently renovated and it is decorated with original paintings and splendid antique furniture and it combines the traditional charme and ambience with modern comfort and amenities. The private garden and the beautiful terrace of the Hotel Quirinale are a place of tranquillity and relaxtion amidst the hustle and bustle of the city and the hotel is renowed for its impeccable and personalized service.
The Hotel Quirinale offers 210 guestrooms inclusive of 14 junior suites and suites on five floors and all rooms are decorated in a classical style with antique furniture and original paintings and they offer modern comfort.
The Quirinale offers fine cuisine in the restaurant "Rossini", during the summer months also in the beautiful hotel garden and the bar offers cocktails and refreshing drinks.
The Hotel Quirinale offers a fitness area and many activities are located nearby.
The Quirinal provides eight meeting and banquet rooms for up to 250 guests for business and social events.
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