Saturday, December 21, 2019

ROME -- MONUMENTAL -- 6

SPANISH STEPS



A magnet for visitors since the 18th century, the Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) provide a perfect people-watching perch.

The 135 gleaming steps rise from Piazza di Spagna to the landmark Chiesa della Tinita dei Monti.

Piazza di Spagna was named after the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See, although the staircase, designed by the Italian Francesco de Sanctis, was built in 1725 with money bequeathed by a French diplomat.

--Lonely Planet

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