Chiesa Nuova in Piazza Navona
Fountain of the four Rivers with Egyptian obelisk, in the middle of Piazza Navona.
Piazza Navona is a square in Rome. The piazza follows the plan of an ancient Roman circus, the 1st century Stadium of Domitian[1], where the Romans came to watch the agones ("games"): today's name stems from the corruption of the latter in in agone, then nagone and navona, which actually means "big ship" in Italian.
For more info on this famous piazza follow this link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_Navona
Chiesa Nuova in Piazza Navona
Fountain of the four Rivers with Egyptian obelisk, in the middle of Piazza Navona.
Piazza Navona is a square in Rome. The piazza follows the plan of an ancient Roman circus, the 1st century Stadium of Domitian[1], where the Romans came to watch the agones ("games"): today's name stems from the corruption of the latter in in agone, then nagone and navona, which actually means "big ship" in Italian.
For more info on this famous piazza follow this link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_Navona