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Oratorio del Gonfalone, Rome

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The Oratorio del Gonfalone or Oratory of the Banner is a building in Central Rome which once housed a Catholic fraternity. Since about 1960 it has served as a concert venue for the Roman Polyphonic Choir.

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Oratorio del Gonfalone, Rome
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Oratorio del Gonfalone

Via del Gonfalone 32a
00186 Rome, Municipio Roma I
Lazio, Italy
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