PIAZZA NAVONA AND FOUNTAIN OF THE FOUR RIVERS

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04 March 2021

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At the time of ancient Rome, Piazza Navona was the Stadium of Domitian. It was built by the emperor in 85.

 

Today is one of the most beautiful squares and artistic importance of the capital and largest destination for millions of tourists.

 

During the Baroque, Piazza Navona knows his heyday with the buildings and sculptures by masters such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Fountain of the Four Rivers in the center of the square, which is the Danube, the Ganges, the Nile and the Rio de la Plata, the four corners of the Earth), Francesco Borromini and Girolamo Rainaldi.