About
The walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair in this room filled with frescos.
The Palazzo del Tè was built in the 16th century by Federico II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, as a leisure palace. Italian artist and architect Giulio Romano, who had been a student of Raphael, designed the building. Today, it is widely considered to be Romano's masterpiece. The palace displays examples of dropped triglyphs, a secret garden with a fake grotto, and an Egyptian museum. Some of the most impressive decorations are the monumental frescos. The most impressive and iconic is known as the Sala dei Giganti (Chamber of the Giants).
