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Part of a convent of Poor Clare nuns designed by architect Orazio Turriani for Duke Flavio Orsini between 1641 and 1669, the church took on its present appearance in 1832 as a result of work ordered by Prince Torlonia. In 1834 the Sisters of Divine Love settled in the convent. In 1871, with the suppression of religious bodies, the building passed to the municipality, which sold it in 1928. The church never lost its relgious functions.

The palace was built between 1619 and 1636 as the seat of the community. Due to the poor construction it was immediately affected by stability problems and underwent several restorations because of this. The facade, built around 1630 and designed by architect Orazio Turriani, had open loggias on the first and second floors. The static problems were finally solved in 1770 by architect Virginio Bracci, at which time the loggias were closed.

Along the Renaissance walls, the small defense tower of the town of Bracciano was redeveloped from the 1700s onward into a vegetable garden and livestock housing with attached chicken coops. Today Hortus Conclusus returns within the village, an artistic archetype and literary topos.

Following the construction of the Town Hall and the two small palaces on its wing, the Community Council decided to build a fountain to complete the square. In 1741 Duke Odescalchi granted permission to the community, donating three ounces of water from his aqueduct for this purpose. The duke's architect Mario Asprucci was commissioned for the project. The fountain was finished in 1743.

The building that houses the theater was formerly an ironworks, part of the system of factories commissioned by the Odescalchi family between 1710 and 1724 that included six ironworks, a paper mill and two grinding wheels, located along the course of an aqueduct that provided motive power for the machines. Ceded to the municipality and converted into a washhouse during the 19th century, it was restored between 2007 and 2009 for use as a multipurpose cultural space.

The church is part of the ancient Augustinian convent built at the behest of Cardinal Giordano Orsini in the first half of the 15th century. Consecrated for the first time in 1580, it underwent various extensions over the centuries until it was practically rebuilt between 1765 and 1797 to the design of architect Nicola Faggioli, assuming its present appearance. Restored between 1998 and 2000, it now has its 18th-century colors.

The Sentinel bastion is part of the defense system built in the late 15th century together with the Orsini castle. It is possible that its construction was the result of advice given to Gentil Virginio Orsini, lord of Bracciano and important condottiere, by the architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini, summoned to Bracciano in 1490. It is probably one of the first angled bastions built in Italy.

The Torrione di San Clemente is part of the defense system built in the late 15th century together with the Orsini castle. The wall, which is still almost completely intact, had five projecting towers about 10 to 12 meters high and an angled bastion. The Torrione di San Clemente is one of the five towers and allowed the defense of the city from the west side.

The original church, much smaller than the present one, probably dates back to the 13th century. The building underwent several extensions until, between 1652 and 1671, it was completely rebuilt, assuming its present Latin cross plan. The facade was built between 1758 and 1760. During the 1886 restorations, paintings were made on the roof and side walls of the presbytery, the work of the painter Wolfango Conti.

The church, built perhaps in the 15th century, is located inside what until last century was the city's hospital. In the apse is a valuable fresco by the workshop of Antoniazzo Romano, dated 1495. Between 1869 and 1875, as part of restoration work on the hospital, a facade was built to a design by arch. Luca Carimini the facade, which also incorporates a small church.

The first church was built in the early 17th century for the Confraternity of Mercy, also called the Company of the Good Death because it was responsible for comforting those condemned to death in their last moments of life and giving them a proper burial. Demolished and rebuilt in 1632, the small church has a hall-like structure; on the central altar is a canvas depicting the Beheading of the Baptist.

Ancient barn of the Renaissance period along v dell Arazzeria, home of cultural activities carried out in the times.
Art workshop of the artist Alvise, historical personality of the City of Bracciano.

A historic street in the historic center of Bracciano, it connects the Collegiate Church of Santo Stefano Protomartire to the Bastione della Sentinella. Over the centuries it has housed important figures from the art world as well as masters of artists who worked in the castle.

Named after the street of the same name, it is a venue for private events or a contemporary art gallery that wishes to combine the historicity of the street with the innovative spirit of the guest artists, fostering a direct dialogue and greater understanding between the users and the works on display.