The Spanish steps in Rome

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The steps that can be found in Rome, Italy, the group is the Spanish steps. It installs to the Piazza Trinitan dei Monti and Piazza di Spagna steep hill. Known as the Scalinata della Trinitan dei Monti, in Italian, it is the largest and longest Europe-really great steps to create the Italian flag.

Alessandro Specchi, it was long created a triumphant entry, when the Spanish steps proposed by Francesco de Sanctis contest, 1717. Fierce opposition of how steep hill, the cathedral and the Pincio, the shoulder is to develop the final implementation of the method grubbed up an ages.Drawings of circa 1580 file, show that Pope Gregory XIII in creating a staircase was fascinated by the French in the Basilica just finished facade. Gaspar van Wittel wooded slope 1683 to Spanish steps, the construction, the picture remains, Gallery Nazionale in Rome.

Plan of Cardinal Mazarin, which was established in Rome, will and Gueffier whose idea consisted of horse races in the sanctuary of the introduction of Louis XIV, a powerful, which has been produced Rome representative shall submit a landing Declaration to the noise in the year eye. Mazarin elapsed 1661, then 1667, the Pope and the will was actually Gueffier veljenpoika, who called part on which the plan has been inactive till Pope Clement XI Albani became interested in the contest.


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