The Piazza Navona by Paul2001
The Piazza Navona is the most popular of Rome's numerous public squares. The piazza is packed with tourists drawn by the many shops, restaurants and cafes that line the square. There are also an array of street buskers that you can watch here that perform throughout the day. I do not know about the legal status of these fellows as I witnessed one getting arrested. The police were kind of enough to let the young man finish his feats of magic and collect his rewards before the stepping in. The square is shaped much like a Roman amphitheatre. This is because it evolved from a such an ancient stadium that stood here in the 1st century A.D. Little of the amphitheatre remains here today as what was left of it was destroyed in the 17th century when Pope Innocent X commissioned the building of the palaces and churches that now surround the square. The most famous church is Sant'Agnese in Agone which was designed by Borromini. Another notable feature of the piazza is the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi which is considered to be one of Bernini's greatest creations.