Spanish Steps, Piazza di Spagna, Rome
Architect/Designer | De Sanctis, Francesco (c. 1693-1731) |
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Artist/Photographer | Pidgeon, Monica (1913-2009) |
Country | Italy |
City | Rome |
Subject Date | 1726 |
Image Date | 1961 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Baroque |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | Pidgeon (Uncat Box 1) 61-04-15/11 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Monica Pidgeon / RIBA Collections |
Subject | 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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