Piazza Navona Rome, Old Roman Stadium, Italian Public Space Photos, Campus Martius Buildings, Pictures
Piazza Navona Architecture
Public Square in Rome: Famous Urban Realm – Roman Building Photographs, Italy, Europe
page updated Sep 19, 2017
Piazza Navona
Date built: 1st century AD
Location: city centre, west of the Via Del Corso in the Campus Martius.
History: formed within the outline of an old stadium, similar to the Circus Maximus ie long shape with semicircular ends for chariot racing and other sports
Defined as a public space in the last years of 15th century, when the city market was transferred there from the Campidoglio, the public space was transformed into a highly significant example of Baroque Roman architecture and art during the pontificate of Innocent X, who reigned from 1644 until 1655, and whose family palace, the Palazzo Pamphili, faced the piazza.
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Roman buildings : Traditional architecture
Building images © Adrian Welch : available upon request: photos 2816×2112 pixels
Sant’ Agostino – Saint Augustine’s Church, northwest of this famous public space in the Italian capital city:
photograph © Adrian Welch
Location: central Rome, Italy
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Related public spaces in Rome
Piazza del Popolo
photograph © Adrian Welch
Piazza della Republicca
photograph © Adrian Welch
Piazza Colonna, Via del Corso
Church just east of Piazza Navona : San Luigi dei Francesi
Church just west of Piazza Navona : Santa Maria della Pace
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