The Pompeian Room
This Saletta corresponds to the part below the first flight of the staircase.
The decorations are directly inspired by ancient examples (hence it is called the “Saletta pompeiana”) and date back to the 1861-1863 renovations of the Duke of Ripalta, Salvador Bermúdez de Castro.
From here, after recent restorations, one accesses the southwest area of the ground floor of the Villa that was part of Agostino Chigi’s private area.
In the sixteenth century the Saletta pompeiana constituted the landing for the ramp connecting with the kitchens on the basement level, while in the nineteenth century Salvador Bermúdez de Castro had the staircase removed to erect the current east wall, making the room a hallway.
In this area in the 1930s, the studies of the President and General Secretariat of the Royal Academy of Italy were located, while the “Pompeian Room” housed the toilets reserved for President Guglielmo Marconi.
