Piazza Navona description and photos - Italy: Rome (Topic)

Piazza Navona description and photos - Italy: Rome. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Piazza Navona.

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The most famous square of baroque Rome is located on the site of the former stadium of Domitian. Since the reign of Domitian, this place has been used exclusively for sports. The remains of the stadium can still be seen under the church of Sant Agnese in Agone, dedicated to the virgin-martyr, with whom a miracle happened at this place: instantly regrown thick hair hid the nakedness of a 13-year-old Christian woman, exposed to mock pagans. The facade of the church was made in the 1650s by the architect Borromini.

The main attraction of the square is the fountain of the Four Rivers by Lorenzo Bernini, made in 1651 and greatly admired by Pope Innocent X, who since then began to patronize the artist. The Fontana figures are personifications of the rivers - Danube, Ganges, Nile and Rio de la Plata. The figures of the rivers are located around the rocky reef, on which the antique obelisk rises.

The corner of the square is the Palazzo Braschi, which houses the Museum of Urban History. On the corner of the building near the basement is an antique statue with an ugly face - Pasquino. The statue was found while laying the foundation of the building. For some time now, leaflets began to appear on the neck of the statue with ironic comments about various events taking place.

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