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Piazza di Spagna | |
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 Piazza di Spagna viewed from theSpanish Steps | |
| Location | Rome,Italy |
 Interactive map of Piazza di Spagna | |
| Coordinates:41°54′22″N12°28′56″E / 41.906°N 12.4821°E /41.906; 12.4821 | |
ThePiazza di Spagna is a square in the centre ofRome, the capital of Italy. It lies at the foot of theSpanish Steps and owes its name to thePalazzo di Spagna, the seat of the Embassy of Spain to theHoly See. TheColumn of the Immaculate Conception is in the square.
In the middle of the square is theFontana della Barcaccia, dating to the beginning of the Baroque period, sculpted byPietro Bernini and his sonGian Lorenzo Bernini.
At the right corner of the Spanish Steps rises thehouse of the English poetJohn Keats, who lived there until his death in 1821: it is now a museum dedicated to him and his friendPercy Bysshe Shelley, displaying books and memorabilia of English romanticism. At the left corner, there is theBabington's tea room, founded in 1893.
The side near Via Frattina is overlooked by the two façades (the main one, designed byGian Lorenzo Bernini, and the side one created byFrancesco Borromini) of thePalazzo di Propaganda Fide, a property of the Holy See. In front of it, actually in a part of Piazza di Spagna named Piazza Mignanelli, rises theColumn of the Immaculate Conception, erected in 1856, two years after the proclamation of thedogma.
The streets connecting to the square are known for theirluxury shopping stores.[1]
Since the 1980 the piazza accommodates astation on Line A of theRome Metro, calledSpagna.
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| Preceded by Piazza Navona | Landmarks of Rome Piazza di Spagna | Succeeded by Piazza Venezia |
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