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Lateran Palace

The Apostolic (Lateran) Palace in Rome is the ancient papal residence adjacent to the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. The present building largely dates from a late 16th-century rebuilding but incorporates named medieval halls and chapels; it now houses museum and diocesan offices.

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Its prime

1200

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1200

What Lateran Palace looked like in its prime.

A wide, symmetrical three-storey palace facing an open paved square, finished in warm ochre plaster with pale stone window surrounds. Regular rows of tall rectangular windows have alternating triangular and segmental pediments; ground-floor windows are fitted with heavy wrought-iron grilles. The central entrance is a deep arched doorway set between heavily rusticated stone jambs and topped by a small balustraded balcony and a stone coat-of-arms; a broad dentilled cornice caps the roofline.

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10 places to explore in 1200.

The record describes 10 distinct spots at Lateran Palaceincluding 7 interiors: central courtyard, leonian triclinium (state banqueting hall), aula concilii (hall of the council) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Piazza San Giovanni approach to the façadeMain arched portal and balconyCentral courtyardLeonian Triclinium (state banqueting hall)Aula Concilii (Hall of the Council)Sancta Sanctorum (private papal chapel)Scala Santa (Holy Stairs)Papal private apartmentsLoggia delle BenedizioniAnnibaldi family palace and tower (piazza edge)

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