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ARCHITECTS: Pamphili Palace, GIROLAMO RAINALDI, Sant' Agnese in Agone, FRANCESCO BORROMINI, GIROLAMO RAINALDI, CARLO RAINALDI (~1644)
The Piazza Novano, built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian built in the 1st century AD.
In the center stands the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Fountain of the Four Rivers, done in 1651 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
The fountain is topped by the Obelilsk of Domitian brought in pieces from the Circus of Maxentius.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S PAGE ON THE PIAZZA NOVANO
TRAVEL: 2017
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Early morning at the Pamphili Palace and the Church of Sant' Agnese in Agone front the Piazza Novano, Rome, Lazio, Italy, 2017.
Detail of the Pamphili Palace and the Church of Sant' Agnese in Agone, Piazza Novano, Rome, Lazio, Italy, 2017.
The long gallery facade was dedsigned by Borromini and frescoed by Pietro da Cortona.
Fountain of the Four Rivers by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Piazza Novano, Rome, Lazio, Italy, 2017.
The fountain is topped by the Obelilsk of Domitian brought in pieces from the Circus of Maxentius.
Fountain of the Four Rivers by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Piazza Novano, Rome, Lazio, Italy, 2017.
Fountain of the Four Rivers by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Piazza Novano, Rome, Lazio, Italy, 2017.
The Fountain of Neptune by Giacomo della Porta (1574) at the northern end of the Piazza Novano, Rome, Lazio, Italy, 2017.
The statue of Neptune by Antonio Della Bitta was added in 1878.
Detail of the Fountain of Neptune by Giacomo della Porta, Piazza Novano, Rome, Lazio, Italy, 2017.
The Fountain del Moro by Giacomo della Porta (1575) at the southern end of the Piazza Novano, Rome, Lazio, Italy, 2017.
The statue of a Moor, by Bernini, was added in 1673.
Detail of the Fountain del Moro by Giacomo della Porta, Piazza Novano, Rome, Lazio, Italy, 2017.
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page last revised october 2021