palazzo

palazzo [paˈlattso] sm (= reggia) → palace (= edificio); building;

palazzo di giustizia → courthouse;

palazzo dello sport → sports stadium

palazzi

Several of the Roman palazzi now have political functions. The sixteenth-century Palazzo Chigi, in Piazza Colonna, was acquired by the state in 1919 and became the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; since 1961 it has housed the Prime Minister's office and hosted Cabinet meetings. Palazzo Madama, another sixteenth-century building which was originally built for the Medici family, has been the home of the Senate since 1871. Palazzo di Montecitorio, completed in 1694, has housed the "Camera dei deputati" since 1870.