Supreme Court of Cassation

The Palace of the Supreme Court of Cassation, in Rome

The Palace of the Supreme Court of Cassation is a majestic building by the Tiber, seat of the highest jurisdiction of Italy. The Rome audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this imposing monument, nicknamed the Palazzaccio, a witness of the Rome of the end of the nineteenth century.

The palace of justice by the Tiber

Here you have a magnificent view over the Palace of the Supreme Court of Cassation, which is the seat of the highest jurisdiction of Italy, heir to the old function of cassation, that is to say the court that verifies the just application of the law. This imposing building was built at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth, at a time when Rome, become the capital of unified Italy, was endowing itself with great official buildings to the measure of its new dignity. The palace deploys by the Tiber a monumental and exuberant architecture, richly adorned with columns, statues, bas-reliefs and topped with a great bronze quadriga, in a style that wanted to be the expression of the grandeur of justice and of the State. Its size and its excessive decor earned it the ironic nickname of Palazzaccio, the ugly palace. Still in activity today, it remains one of the symbols of Italian justice. A witness of Rome the capital and an imposing monument, the Palace of the Supreme Court of Cassation is a fine stop of the discovery of the town.

What to see

You admire the imposing palace of justice by the Tiber, seat of the highest jurisdiction of Italy, built at the turn of the twentieth century when Rome became the capital of unified Italy, with a monumental architecture adorned with columns, statues and bas-reliefs and topped with a bronze quadriga, nicknamed the Palazzaccio. The Palace of the Supreme Court of Cassation is an imposing monument of Rome. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Palace of the Supreme Court of Cassation lies by the Tiber, near Castel Sant'Angelo, in Rome, reachable on foot. You admire its monumental architecture from outside and from the banks; it is an official building in activity whose access is restricted. You discover it during a walk along the river.

What is the Palace of the Supreme Court of Cassation in Rome?

The seat of the highest jurisdiction of Italy, an imposing palace of justice built at the turn of the twentieth century when Rome became the capital of unified Italy; with a monumental architecture adorned with columns, statues and bas-reliefs and topped with a bronze quadriga, it is nicknamed the Palazzaccio.

Where is the Palace of the Supreme Court of Cassation in Rome?

By the Tiber, near Castel Sant'Angelo, in Rome, in Italy.