This book presents many of the cities greatest buildings. From Palazzo Farnese, designed by Michelangelo and the site of Tosca's stabbing of Scarpia, to Palazzo Quirinale, formerly home to Italy's kings and now headquarters of the President of the Republic. this is a tour of Rome's most prized possessions. Hundreds of full-color photographs show galleries filled with paintings, soar ceilings, rooms of state, priceless furniture set against Renaissance brocade and silk. The text relates the history of each archietectural masterpiece, leading family and architect.