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Squares of Rome in Vespa with Lunch

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Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican Museums & Piazzas of Rome

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Caravaggio Art Walking Tour of Rome with Wine Tasting

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Private Tour: Borghese Gallery and Baroque Rome Art History Walking Tour

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Monumental Rome Morning Tour

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Piazza del Popolo, Rome

This is the largest square in Rome.

This is the largest square in Rome. It sometimes hosts pop concerts and is the focal point for Rome's New Year's Eve celebrations. The twin churches Santa Maria dei Miracoli (1681) and Santa Maria in Montesanto (1679) used to provide a clear welcome to Rome for those coming from the north. Much older, to the north of the piazza is yet another Santa Maria. The Piazza del Popolo is considered as one of the most beautiful squares in Europe. It was enlarged and two streets, the Via di Ripetta and the Via del Babuino were added by order of Pope Sixtus V. In 1809-1816, Giuseppe Valadier, Roman architect of French origin, gave the square the its characteristic oval shape. In the middle of the square is an obelisk. According to an inscription Emperor Augustus dedicated the obelisk to the sun in the 11th year of his consulate (10BC), after he had annexed Egypt to Rome. The obelisk is 24 m high. Originally it stood in Heliopolis in Egypt and was dedicated to Pharao Sethos I (1313-1292 BC) and Pharoa Ramses II(1292-1275 BC). Augustus brought the obelisk to the Circus Maximus, where it was rediscovered in 1587, broken into three pieces and was relocated to Piazze del Popolo on the orders of Pope Sixtus V in 1589.


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About Piazza del Popolo

 Piazza del Popolo, 00187 Roma, Italy

Piazza del Popolo and Nearby Sights on Map

Church of Santa Maria del Popolo

This is a treasure-trove of art

Casa di Goethe

Pincio

The Pincio Park is situated near Piazza del Popolo

Mausoleo di Augusto

This is a large tomb built by the Roman Emperor Augustus in 28 BC in the form of a stone ring covered by an earth mound

Ara Pacis

Ara Pacis was commissioned in 13 BC by the Roman Senate to commemorate Augustus’ triumphant return from Hispania and Gaul, which brought peace to the Roman Empire

Villa Medici

The villa was erected by order of Cardinal Ricci di Montepulciano in 1544

Keats-Shelley Memorial House

The house in which the famous English poet John Keats succumbed to consumption, now preserved as a memorial to his life and that of his friend Shelley, both of whom are buried in Rome's Protestant Cemetery

Piazza di Spagna

The Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Square) is the most famous square in Rome

Fontana della Barcaccia

The fountain was designed and built in 1627-29 by Pietro Bernini, father of the more famous Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Spanish Steps

Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) is a monumental Baroque stairway of 135 steps, built with French funds between 1721-1725 in the heart of Rome