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Although World War II caused major destruction,
'''Palazzo Doria-Pamphilj''' is the baronial palace: in origin it was a fortified castle, until the Barberini decided to replace it with a bigger fortress, and began the construction. When [[Camillo Pamphilj]] bought the fief, he wanted to create a sort of “ideal city”, a Città Panfilia (Pamphiljan Town), including the palace, the nearby church and the other buildings (stables, warehouses, house, etc.). For this reason he called in Valmontone many important artists. On the Piano Nobile (the second floor) there are some important frescoes, divided by themes: the four rooms of Elements, the four dedicated to the [[Continents]] (Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia), the Sala del Principe and two chapels.
The ceiling frescoes were made between 1657 and the 1661 by [[Pier Francesco Mola]], [[Gaspard Dughet]], [[Guglielmo Cortese]], [[Francesco Cozza (painter)|Francesco Cozza]] and [[Mattia Preti]].
[[File:Stanza Aria Valmontone.JPG|thumb|250px|left|<center>[[Mattia Preti]], ceiling fresco of Stanza dell'Aria, Palazzo Doria-Pamphilij</center>]]
Valmontone Archeological Museum, situated in the Palazzo Doria-Pamphilj. The ground floor houses a section which introduces the municipal area, the upper floor offers an introduction to the archeological sites and to related topics, through several media. Such topics include the coal miners'
'''Collegiata Church of Santa Maria dell’Assunta''', built on the ancient gothic church (12th century), with the same name, under Camillo Pamphilj, in the 17th century. The architect was [[Mattia de Rossi]], who rose to prominence under the mentorship of [[Bernini]]: although this situation, for the Colleggiata de Rossi was inspired by [[Sant'Agnese in Agone]], sited in [[Piazza Navona]] in Rome, which was edified by [[Borromini]].
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