Chiostro del Bramante

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The Chiostro del Bramante (Cloisters of Bramante) is an Italian Renaissance building in Rome, commissioned by Cardinal Oliviero Carafa in around 1500, and designed by the architect Donato Bramante. [1]

Today the building serves as a space for exhibitions, meetings and concerts. A cafe and bookshop are housed within the building. A fresco painting by Raphael, The Sibyls in the next-door church of Santa Maria della Pace, is visible from the first floor. [2]

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References

  1. "Chiostro del Bramante". Chiostro del Bramante. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  2. "Chiostro del Bramante". inexhibit.com. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

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