Piazza Navona

square, Rome, Italy

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  • Rome
    In Rome: Campus Martius

    …1450, are retained in the Piazza Navona. Even more spectacular are the reconstructed Ara Pacis Augustae (“Altar of Augustan Peace”) and the Pantheon.

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    In Rome: The fountains of Rome

    …of the Four Rivers, in Piazza Navona, the statue representing the Nile River hides its head to avoid seeing the Borromini facade on the church opposite, and the Río de la Plata figure raises its arm in alarm to prevent the building from falling. The fountain was in fact unveiled…

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