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Piazza Farnese is the main square of the Regola district of Rome, ... The history and breadth of the square began in 16th century, when Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, ...
The Palazzo Farnese houses the great scholarly library amassed by the Ecole Française de Rome, concentrating especially on the archeology of Italy and medieval Papal history. The Ecole Française de Rome embarked on a massive project of publishing as much of the documentation of the constructing of the palazzo, its frescoes and furnishings ...
The Fontane della Piazza Farnese are two identical decorative fountains located in the Piazza Farnese, ... Step by Step through History's Greatest City.
There are two marble holy water fonts. On the right-hand one may be seen the lily of the Farnese family, placed here when Cardinal Odoardo Farnese was the protector of the convent, 1601–1626. The one on the left side has the arms of the Carmelite Order.
The Palazzo Fusconi-Pighini is a Renaissance-style palace located on Piazza Farnese #44 in the rione Regola of central ... Step by Step through History's Greatest City.
Twin Fontane di Piazza Farnese in front of the Palazzo Farnese, in Piazza Farnese (16th century) La Fontana del Moro, Piazza Navona, fountain by Giacomo Della Porta, (1575), statue of Moor by Bernini added in 1653) Fontana delle Naiadi, (Fountain of the Naiades), Piazza della Repubblica, (1870–1901) Nasone - iconic type of drinking water fountain
The Colosseum. During the Roman Republic, most Roman buildings were made of concrete and bricks, but ever since about 100 BC and the Roman Empire, marble and gold were more widely used as decoration themes in the architecture of Rome, especially in temples, palaces, fora and public buildings in general. [1]
Campo de' Fiori (Italian: [ˈkampo de ˈfjoːri], literally "field of flowers") is a rectangular square south of Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy, at the border between rione Parione and rione Regola. It is diagonally southeast of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and one block northeast of the Palazzo Farnese.