Farnese Arch
Rome Italy
2016

Michelangelo’s Arch
Stroll under the Farnese Arch, designed by Michelangelo in 1603. Originally it was intended to connect Palazzo Farnese to Villa Farnesina, on the other bank of the Tiber. Today, it is one of the most famous and loved symbols of this historic Roman road.

The Farnese Arch is a walkable passage over Via Giulia, a north-south street near the Tiber River across from Trastevere. It is right near the Fountain of the Mask. Some believe that the Farnese Arch, built by Michelangelo, was supposed to be the first part of a longer walkway that would have spanned across the Tiber River, linking the Farnese family's palace to their summer home across the river, Villa Farnesina, but this project never was carried out and the archway remains merely a passageway from the palace to the family's art collection in a building across the street.


The Via Giulia is a street of historical and architectural importance in Rome, Italy, which runs along the left bank of the Tiber from Piazza San Vincenzo Pallotti, near Ponte Sisto, to Piazza dell'Oro. It is about 1 kilometre long and connects the Regola and Ponte Rioni.