Diachronic models of the façade of Palazzetto Baschenis Borghese in Rome
This contribution investigates the transformations, starting from the
16th century, of the façade of Palazzetto Baschenis Borghese, located in the
ancient area of the Porto di Ripetta in the Campo Marzio district in Rome. It is
part of an ongoing research project aimed at analysing architectural façades and,
through the creation of virtual models of altered or no longer existing buildings,
at the representation and knowledge of the urban metamorphoses of the area.
The building was an integral part of the context of the picturesque Porto di