structure dominated by four red-brick and travertine towers at the corners. Basile also added the so-called Transatlantico, the long and impressive salon which surrounds the debating chamber and now acts as the informal centre of Italian politics. The debating chamber is characterized by numerous decorations in the Art Nouveau style: the impressive canopy of coloured glass (the work of Giovanni Beltrami), the pictorial frieze entitled The Italian People (by Giulio Aristide Sartorio) which surrounds the chamber, the bronze figures flanking the presidential and government benches, and the panels depicting The Glory of the Savoy Dynasty by Davide Calandra. See also Palazzo del Quirinale Palazzo Madama Palazzo Chigi Palazzo della Consulta Palazzo di Giustizia Gallery External links Virtual Tour Very short history of the palace Panoramic virtual tour of the Palace & the sundial obelisk Houses completed in 1697 Montecitorio Legislative buildings in Italy Gian Lorenzo Bernini buildings Seats of national legislatures Art Nouveau architecture in Italy Art Nouveau government buildings Rome R. III Colonna 1697 establishments in the Papal States 1697 establishments in Italy