It is one of the most important works of the late Baroque in Rome. The architect Nicola Salvi, who had won a public competition, was commissioned by Pope Clement XII ( 1730-40 ) to build it. The fountain was inaugurated for the first time in 1740 under Benedict XIV and then when it was finished…
Piazza del Popolo There are two identical Piazza del Popolo churches and an obelisk: this is the Piazza del Popolo, the apex of the so-called trident because from here originate three long and straight street: via del Babuino, where are many antique shops, which leads to Piazza di Spagna ( flanked by via Margutta, a…
Fish and chips came from Venice, Italian school chiefs tell pupils Nothing epitomizes British cuisine like fish and chips – the staple of every coastal town and city, considered by most Brits to be a truly home-grown creation. But children in Rome are being taught that the dish was brought to Britain by Venetian ……
Arches of Rome – Arches of Constantine, Septimus Severus, and Titus The arch, built as a memorial or to celebrate a triumph, is one of the great inventions of Roman architecture; Rome has many of them. The most recent, majestic, and well preserved is the Arch of Constantine near the Coliseum. It was inaugurated in…
The David The work of Michelangelo Buonarroti ( 1504 ) formed from a huge block of marble sculpted originally by the sense Agostino di Duccio to make the Giant. Once the David was completed Michelangelo placed it in Piazza Della Signoria. In 1873, after showing signs of deterioration, the statue was moved into the Galleria…
The Piazza di Spagna A church, a flight of steps, and a fountain form the most elegant and complex Roman urban site of the 18th century. The Church of Trinita dei Monti was started in 1502 and consecrated eighty years later, at the wish of the French kings who dedicated it to a saint dear…