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PIAZZA NAVONA
Piazza
Navona is a city square in Rome, Italy. It follows
the plan of an ancient Roman circus, the 1st century Stadium of Domitian,
where the Romans came to watch the agones ("games"): It was
known as 'Circus Agonalis' (competition arena). It is believed that over
time the name changed to 'in agone' to 'navone' and eventually to 'navona'.
Defined as a public space in the last years of 15th century, when the
city market was transferred to it from the Campidoglio, the Piazza Navona
is now the pride of Baroque Roman art history. It features sculptural
and architectural creations by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, whose famous Fontana
dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers, 1651) stands in the center;
by Francesco Borromini and Girolamo Rainaldi, who designed the church
of Sant'Agnese in Agone; and by Pietro da Cortona, who painted the galleria
in the Pamphilj palace.
The market was again moved in 1869 to the Campo de' Fiori. The piazza
long hosted theatrical shows and horse races. From 1652 until 1866, when
the festival was suppressed, it was flooded on every August Saturday and
Sunday for elaborate celebrations of the Pamphilj family.
The Piazza Navona contains two additional fountains, sculpted by Giacomo
della Porta: the Fontana di Nettuno (1574), located at the northern area
of the piazza; and the Fontana del Moro (1576), located at the southern
end.
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