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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. Download high resolution version (782x1159, 185 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (782x1159, 185 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... There are eight ancient Egyptian and five ancient Roman obelisks in Rome, together with a number of more modern obelisks. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 8th century BC Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 to 100 according the Gregorian calendar. ... Domitian bust in the Louvre Titus Flavius Domitianus (24 October 51 – 18 September 96), commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman emperor of the gens Flavia. ...

Defined as a square in the last years of 15th century, when the city market was transferred here from the Campidoglio, Piazza Navona is now the pride of Baroque Rome. It has sculptural and architectural creations: by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers, 1651) in the center; by Francesco Borromini and Girolamo Rainaldi, the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone; and by Pietro da Cortona, who painted the gallery in the Pamphilj palace. (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... The Capitoline Hill (Capitolinus Mons), between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the famous seven hills of Rome, the site of a temple for the Capitoline Triad: the gods Jupiter, his wife Juno and their daughter Minerva. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Detail of the Fountain of the Four Rivers The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or The Fountain of the Four Rivers, erected in 1651 in the central Roman Piazza Navona, is considered a masterpiece of public sculpture by Gianlorenzo Bernini. ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... Francesco Borromini (September 25, 1599 – August 3, 1667 in Rome) was a prominent and influential Baroque architect, and active in Rome and contemporary with the prolific papal architect and often rival, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. ... Girolamo Rainaldi (1570 - 1655, Rome) was an Italian architect in the Mannerist style. ... The facade of SantAgnese from piazza Navona. ... Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berettini) (November 1, 1596- May 16, 1669) was a prolific High Baroque artist active mainly in Rome. ... Palazzo Pamphilj also spelt Palazzo Pamphili is a palace facing Piazza Navona in Rome, and was built between 1644 and 1650. ...

The Piazza looking south

The traditional market was moved in 1869 to Campo de' Fiori, but the square has also a traditional role in housing theatrical and costume shows, horse races, buffalo jousts. Since 1652, on every August's Sunday and Saturday, the square was turned into a lake to celebrate the Pamphilj family itself: youngsters and noble cabs played running through the square while a band played music. This feast was suppressed in 1866. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1439 KB) View of the Piazza I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1439 KB) View of the Piazza I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... A view of Campo de Fiori with the monument to Giordano Bruno in the centre Campo de Fiori is a square in Rome, on the edge of rione Parione. ... // Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... The Pamphili (often with the final long i orthography, Pamphilj) are one of the Papal families deeply entrenched in Roman politics of the 16th and 17th centuries. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

Piazza Navona contains two additional fountains sculpted by Giacomo della Porta — the Fontana di Nettuno (1574), located at the northern area of Piazza Navona, and the Fontana del Moro (1576), located at the southern area of the piazza. Giacomo della Porta (c. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ...

Other monuments facing the square are:

• Stabilimenti Spagnoli
• Palazzo de Cupis
• Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
• Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
• Palazzo Braschi (Museo di Roma)

The piazza is featured in Dan Brown's 2000 thriller Angels and Demons, in which the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi is listed as one of the Altars of Science. Palazzo Braschi is a large, late Roccoco palace in Rome, Italy. ... Dan Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author of thriller fiction, best known for writing the controversial 2003 bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of Angels and Demons Angels and Demons (Angels & Demons) is a bestselling mystery novel by Dan Brown. ... Detail of the Fountain of the Four Rivers The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or The Fountain of the Four Rivers, erected in 1651 in the central Roman Piazza Navona, is considered a masterpiece of public sculpture by Gianlorenzo Bernini. ...

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