Piazza di Spagna, Rome: the Spanish Steps
Architect/Designer | De Sanctis, Francesco (c. 1693-1731) |
Country | Italy |
City | Rome |
Subject Date | 1726 |
Image Date | 1950 |
View | Exterior |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP13/238 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Town planning ; Stairs |
NOTES: Designed by Francesco de Sanctis, the monumental Baroque staircase of 138 steps was built in 1723-1726 to link the Bourbon Spanish Embassy in Piazza di Spagna to the Renaissance church of Trinita' dei Monti, consecrated in 1585.
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