Renaissance Urban Renewal of Rome under Sixtus IV and Successors (1471–1549)

1. Sixtus IV begins a civic renewal program

   Aug 9, 1471Labels: Pope Sixtus, Rome civic

   • Britannica
   • Musei Capitolini

2. Capitoline bronzes transferred to public control

   Dec 14, 1471Labels: Capitoline Hill, Capitoline bronzes

   • Musei Capitolini
   • Capitoline Museums

3. Sistine Chapel construction begins in the Vatican

   Jan 1, 1473Labels: Sistine Chapel, Vatican Palace

   • Sistine Chapel
   • Pastor History

4. Ponte Sisto construction starts to aid pilgrim movement

   Apr 29, 1473Labels: Ponte Sisto, Tiber River

   • Senato Exhibit
   • Carleton Rome

5. Ponte Sisto opens for the Jubilee of 1475

   Jan 1, 1475Labels: Ponte Sisto, Jubilee 1475

   • Turismo Roma
   • Structurae

6. Santo Spirito hospital rebuilt for public health

   Jan 1, 1475Labels: Hospital of, Sixtus IV

   • Santo Spirito

7. Santa Maria del Popolo rebuilt near Rome’s northern gate

   Jan 1, 1477Labels: Santa Maria, Sixtus IV

   • Santa Maria Popolo
   • Basso Chapel

8. Alexander VI orders Borgo Nuovo (Via Alessandrina)

   Feb 20, 1499Labels: Pope Alexander, Borgo Nuovo

   • Borgo Nuovo

9. Julius II commissions Via Giulia as a new urban spine

   Jan 1, 1508Labels: Pope Julius, Via Giulia

   • Via Giulia
   • Rome Art Lover

10. Palazzo dei Tribunali project abandoned after 1511 halt

    Aug 1, 1511Labels: Palazzo dei, Via Giulia

    • Renovatio Urbis
    • Via Giulia

11. Sack of Rome devastates population and building activity

    May 6, 1527Labels: Sack of, Imperial troops

    • Britannica

12. Paul III commissions Michelangelo to redesign the Campidoglio

    Jan 1, 1536Labels: Paul III, Campidoglio

    • Piazza Campidoglio
    • Columbia MCID

13. Paul III’s reign ends, leaving a renewed planning model

    Nov 10, 1549Labels: Paul III, Renaissance planning

    • Britannica
    • Cambridge Core