Castel Gandolfo

Castel Gandolfo
/kah stel" gahn dawl"faw/
a village in central Italy, 15 mi. (24 km) SE of Rome: papal palace serving as the summer residence of the pope.

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      village and castle, Rome provincia, Lazio regione, central Italy. It lies on the edge of Lake Albano (Albano, Lake), in the Alban Hills just south of Rome. Its palace is notable as the summer residence of the popes.

      Castel Gandolfo probably occupies the site of ancient Alba Longa. Its name is derived from a castle belonging to the ducal Gandolfi family in the 12th century. It became the inalienable domain of the Holy See in 1608 and, after the construction of the Apostolic, or Papal, Palace, the summer residence of the pontiff. The vast palace was begun by Urban VIII (pope from 1623 to 1644) and later enlarged by Alexander VII, Clement XIII, and Pius IX. With its magnificent terraced park and the former Villa Barberini, built on the ruins of a villa of the Roman emperor Domitian, it enjoys extraterritorial privileges as part of the Vatican state. The palace's reception hall has walls covered with precious marble, brocades, and splendid tapestries and display panels by Carlo Dolci, Paolo Veronese, and Salvator Rosa. Since 1936 the Villa Barberini has housed the famous Vatican Observatory, founded by Pope Gregory XIII (1572–85). In the square opposite the castle is the Church of San Tommaso di Villanova, the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who also collaborated with Carlo Maderno in the construction of the palace. The village is known for its peaches, wine, and fish from the lake. Pop. (2001 prelim.) 8,436.

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