Rome: Renaissance architectural boom linked to the return of the popes

Nearly a third of Rome's palaces were built between 1378 and 1599.

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This urban dynamism followed the return of the popes to Rome after a century of stagnation.

It marked a period of economic and cultural prosperity for the city.

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