Ponte Sisto, Rome

Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (1471-1481) gave order to replace the old Roman bridge by a new one

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Ponte Sisto, Rome

Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (1471-1481) gave order to replace the old Roman bridge by a new one.

Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (1471-1481) gave order to replace the old Roman bridge by a new one. It was Pope Sixtus IV who also ordered the Sixtine Chapel and the Opsedale di Santo Spirito to be built. So he ran out of money. He levied a tax on prostitution in order to gain money for the construcion of the Ponte Sisto.

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About Ponte Sisto

 Piazza Trilussa, 00153 Roma, Italy

 060608.it

Ponte Sisto and Nearby Sights on Map

Santissima Trinita dei Pellegrini

Baroque church more noted for its position at the top of the Spanish Steps than for the church itself

Palazzo Spada

This building was erected in the 16th century for Cardinal Girolamo Capodiferro

Palazzo Farnese

Since 1871 this has been the French Embassy

Palazzo della Cancelleria

This remarkable building served as the site of the Apostle Chancellory, or offices of the Pope, for centuries, and now houses a Vatican court

Casa della Fornarina

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Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne

The palace was built by the architect Baldassare Peruzzi on behalf of the Massimo family

Villa Farnesina

Delightful Renaissance house that was built by a rich banker from Siena, Agostino Chigi

Piazza Pasquino

Small piazza about 20m from Piazza Navona, behind the Brazilian Embassy

Fontana del Moro

At the southern end of the Piazza Navona, it was designed by Bernini but the main statue of the Moor was done by Giacomo della Porta and the other statues are 19th-century copies of the originals

Piazza Navona

The Piazza Navona is one of the most beautiful squares in Rome, built on the site of the ancient Stadium of Domitian