Piazza Navona

The Piazza Navona is one of the reasons that Rome is also known as the "City of Fountains." Built where a Roman stadium (Domitian's Stadium) once existed, the piazza is home of the Fountain of the Four Rivers (Fontana dei Fiumi), built by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, as well as the Neptune Fountain (see picture below). At each end of the Piazza there are small fountains. As you stroll the piazza, you sense the opulence and beauty that filled Rome in the 17th and 18th centuries. You can also see another one of Bernini's famous sculptures--a large-tusked elephant supporting an Egyptian obelisk, as well as the Church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, visible in the background of the picture.

These images from "The Great Cities of Art," available from the Italian embassy. Click for more information.

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