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 by Angelinka
il cuore della città dove si trovano i più famosi caffè, tea room e wine bar e dove ai turisti piace trascorrere il tempo Leave a Comment
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In ancient Roman times forum (square) was one of the most important part in the town, no matter if Rome, Aquileaia, Pompei or other towns established by the Romans. It was huge open space and all roads or city streets led directly to the forum.
Forum was the place where people came to see and to be seen, to exchange the news, ghossips, to trade or doing all other things we still do when coming to our city squares.
Piazza Navona isn't maybe the most beautiful square in the Rome but it is one of the most popular and people get here very gladly, no matter if locals or tourists. It is the square which, in some way, connects ancient Rome and Vatican, you cannot miss it when strolling around. Leave a Comment
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 People on the piazza! by Jenniflower
They still sit on the same bench and feed the same birds, the only difference being, that this time they have their raincoat with them!
I find this quite fascinating... they watch the people and the people watch them.
A lovely bit of Italian culture.
Almost saying 'stop rushing aorund and take in your surroundings!'.
Lovely. Leave a Comment
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The stand out feature of Piazza Navona is the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers - Danube, Ganges, Nile and Plate), which was created by Bernini. There are also two smaller fountains in the piazza as well, the Fontana del Moro and Fontana di Nettuno.
The main style of this piazza seems to be Baroque, and I read somewhere that some of the buildings in the area date back to the 17th Century. When I was there in the summer there were many artists selling their pictures, drawing portraits of people, there were also street entertainers, it was a very nice place to hang out.
Also in the nearby area there are quite a few shops, cafes and restaurants. Leave a Comment
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 Nepune's fountain by sandysmith
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 4 rivers fountain by sandysmith
The first was by Claude Poussin and was dedicated to the Ganges, symbolising Asia; the Nile, representing Africa, was carved by Giacomo Antonio Fancelli, its veiled head standing for the up till then unknown source of the river, the Danube for Europe, carved by Antonio Raggi and finally the Rio de la Plata, representing America by Francesco Baratta.
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 Fountain of the Moor by sandysmith
The central sculpture, designed by Bernini and carved by Giannantonio Mari in 1655, is mistakenly called "The Moor" due to its characteristic facial features but is really a muscular Triton who is riding a dolphin.
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 Piazza Navona at dawn by karenincalifornia
Tre Scalini, one of Rome's most reknown restaurants is located on Piazza Navona. It was highly recommended by my good VT friend, pchamlis, but unforunately, we did not have enough evenings to eat there. I hear it is very good. If pchamlis says it is good, it must be good. Leave a Comment
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 by Gypsystravels
Located her in Piazza Navona is the famous Fountain of the Four Rivers by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
The rivers represented in the fountain are the Danube, the Ganges, the Nile and the Rio de la Plata. They are arranged on a steep rocky reef from which a Roman obelisk taken from the Cirucus of Maxentius rises up into the air. Rumor has it that sculptures on the fountain symbolize the rivalry between Bernini and Borromini. Innocent the X first commissioned Borromini, but Bernini obtained the comminssion by corrupting Donna Olimpia, the Pope's sister-in-law. Leave a Comment
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 Piazza Navona by sandysmith
the central Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi by Bernini
Fontana del Moro at the southern end and the 19th century Fontana del Nettuno at the other end.
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