Quirinale

While politicians bicker behind the walls of the illustrious Palazzo del Quirinale, a terrible threat is lurking outsidea threat that's been dormant for a long time but is now very much awake.

City of Fear by David Hewson: Book summary 2010

HEWSON: The next book is called THE BLUE DEMON and is a fast-moving thriller set in the political furor surrounding a G8 summit in the Quirinale Palace in Rome.

David Hewson is Interviewed by Jonathan Maberry 2009

"It's as if we've won the World Cup," said Alessandro de Tomassi, a 49-year-old sculptor, who had rushed from home to the foot of the Palazzo Quirinale, where a crowd swelled with Mr Berlusconi's critics who popped champagne corks and waved Italian flags.

Berlusconi Bows Out; Austerity Lies Ahead Stacy Meichtry 2011

In this show at the Scuderie del Quirinale, with over 50 works that span the length of Lotto's career and the range of his sacred and secular subject matter, reflections of the north are evident throughout; for instance, in the Gothic architecture of the Virgin's stiffly folded cloak as she appears to two saints in an altarpiece from the Asolo cathedral, and in the cold light that shines on the scene.

Lotto's Renaissance Rendering of the Sacred and the Secular Francis X. Rocca 2011

Italians packed the streets of central Rome, whistling, booing and shouting "buffoon" at the 75-year-old premier as his motorcade snaked towards Palazzo del Quirinale to tender his resignation to Italy's president.

Berlusconi Bows Out; Austerity Lies Ahead Stacy Meichtry 2011

"I've had Berlusconi on my mind since I was ten," said Gianvito Pace, a 27-year-old medical student who was rejoicing in front of the Quirinale.

Berlusconi Bows Out; Austerity Lies Ahead Stacy Meichtry 2011

Her phone call that night to the 16th-century Quirinale Palace, once a residence of popes, now home to Italy's octogenarian head of state, President Giorgio Napolitano, trod on delicate ground for a German chancellor.

Deepening Crisis Over Euro Pits Leader Against Leader Marcus Walker 2011

What he actually managed to do was to commission a genius, Gianlorenzo Bernini, to redesign the piazza in front of Saint Peter's and to build a magnificent new version of the church of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, among other things.

The Heirloom City Dan Hofstadter 2011

"We need to fix Italy's financial situation and restart growth while paying particular attention to creating an equitable society," Mr. Monti said in a speech inside a gilded hall of the Renaissance-era Palazzo del Quirinale, shortly after Italy's president asked him to lead a new government.

Italy's Monti Takes Up Mandate to Govern Alessandra Galloni 2011

He built homes in Ferrara and in France, and his Roman city residence on the Quirinale is today the Italian presidential palace.

Art at the Scale of Landscape Thomas J. Campanella 2011