Piazza Navona, Rome
00186 Rome, Italy
Piazza Navona is one of the most beautiful squares in Rome. It has an elongated oval shape. The Navona Square is always crowded. There are many cafes and restaurants on Piazza Navona. Artists paint pictures, which you can purchase right there. Musicians and dancers often give presentations. On ...
Fountain at Piazza Mazzini, Roma
Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini, 00195 Roma, Italia
The fountain on the Mazzini Square in Rome was built between 1927 and 1930 by the design of Raffaele De Vico. For the construction he used such materials as: travertine, tuff, cement mortar, crushed stone. There is a fountain in the center of the square, in the public garden. It is a large ...
Fountain on Piazza Colonna, Rome
Piazza Colonna, 00186 Roma, Italia
The fountain on Piazza Colonna in Rome is an octagonal tank with convex and concave sides of marble, and is adorned with sixteen lion heads made of Carrara white marble. Marble was brought from the island of Chios, and it served as the basis for the bowl of the fountain.
History of the fountain on ...
Fountain of Pantheon on Piazza della Rotonda, Rome
Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma, Italia
The Fountain of the Pantheon on the Piazza della Rotonda in Rome is one of the most popular sights in the city. With the light hand of Pope Gregory XIII and the performance of Giacomo della Porta in 1575, Rome acquired one more gem. Leonardo Sormani worked on sculptures.
In 1711 Pope Clement XI ...
Lions Fountain and Flaminio Obelisk in Piazza del Popolo, Rome
Piazza del Popolo, 00187 Roma, Italia
In the center of the Popolo Square in Rome there is a fountain with the Egyptian Flaminio Obelisk in the center. The bas-reliefs, located on the monument, are dedicated to the pharaoh of Egypt – Ramses II. Along the perimeter, the obelisk is surrounded by fountains in the form of four marble lions ...
Trastevere, Rome
Trastevere, 00153 Roma, Italia
The historic Trastevere quarter is considered to be the 13th region of Rome, one of the oldest and most picturesque places of the ancient capital. Its name means "across the Tiber" - to get to Trastevere from the center of Rome you need to go across several old bridges over the river. This is one ...
Tiber Island, Rome
Piazza S. Bartolomeo all'Isola, 22 - 00186 Roma, Italia
Tiberina or Tiber is a small island on the Tiber River, in the heart of Rome, near the Porticus Octaviae and the Theatre of Marcellus. The length of the island is 300 m and the width is 70 m. Quay of the island lies in stone and has the shape of a boat, the river at this place falls a little ...
Circus Maximus, Rome
Via del Circo Massimo, 00186 Roma RM, Italia
The Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo) is the largest ancient chariot racing stadium in the Eternal City. This once-grand place was 600 meters long and could accommodate over 200 thousand spectators. The oval arena took up the biggest part of its territory. There is also a gateway for a triumphal ...
Four Fountains, Rome
Via delle Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy
Four fountains in Rome is a composition of four fountains, situated on the corners of buildings at the intersection of the streets Quirinale and Quattro Fontane. Fountains were created thanks to the Pope Sixtus V, who ordered their construction in the late 16th century. Each fountain has its own ...
Spanish Steps, Rome
Via dei Condotti, 00187 Roma, Italia
The Spanish Steps were built in the middle of the 18th century as a set of 138 wide cascading baroque steps to connect Piazza di Spagna with Trinità dei Monti titular church. This attraction is located on the Pincian Hill, which, by the way, is not a part of the Seven Hills of Rome. This place is ...
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