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Fontana del Moro with Brazilian embassy to left, then Chiesa di Sant'Agnese in Agone, where Saint Agnes was martyred in the Stadium of Domitian on which the square was built. Column of Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in the distance. More good restaurants than is healthy surround the square!
Analogica fiorentina con la reflex Zenit 12 Xp ( 1983 ), esposimetro fuori uso, Kodak color plus 200 asa, obiettivo grandangolare Mir 20.
Palazzo Salimbeni in the background; the palace currently houses the main offices of the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the oldest bank in the world.
Imagen de la populosa Piazza Navona con la Iglesia de Santa Inés en Agonía en su lateral izquierdo y la conocica Fuente de los Cuatro Rios de Bernini en el centro de la imagen.
Roma / Rome - Italia / Italy.
Piazza Navona is one of the most famous squares in Rome, known for its Baroque architecture and especially its three monumental fountains.
The long, oval form comes directly from the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD.
The modern square was later built on top of the ancient stadium, which is why it still keeps the same elongated shape.
The three fountains:
- Fountain of the Four Rivers (centre):
Designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1651.
It features an obelisk and four river gods symbolizing the Nile, Danube, Ganges, and Rio de la Plata.
- Fontana del Nettuno (north end):
Basin by Giacomo della Porta in the 16th century; statues added in 1878.
- Fontana del Moro (south end, not visible in the photo):
Also designed by Giacomo della Porta.
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Piazza Navona is a public open space in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. The ancient Romans went there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as "Circus Agonalis" ("competition arena"). It is believed that over time the name changed to in avone to navone and eventually to navona.