PALAZZO DEI CONSERVATORI

To the right of Senatorial Palace, you can see Palazzo dei Conservatori, or the Palace of the Conservators, also designed by Michelangelo; its construction began a year before his death. Note its elegant porticoed facade and its beautiful terrace with the balustrade decorated with statues. Even though it may not look very large, Palazzo dei Conservatori actually extends for quite a ways behind; today it is the main seat of the vast Capitoline Museums. Opposite this, and also part of the Capitoline Museums, you can see Palazzo Nuovo, or the New Palace, again designed by Michelangelo but built almost half a century later.