Spanish Steps Rome Italy
by Joan Carroll
Title
Spanish Steps Rome Italy
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
The Spanish Steps in Rome Italy have long been a gathering place, so much so that today the only time to find it deserted is right before dawn! The steps are a wide irregular gathering place consisted of 138 steps placed in a mix of curves, straight flights, vistas and terraces. When you are taking a photo, it’s difficult to determine what “level” is! The steps connect the lower Piazza di Spagna with the upper piazza Trinita dei Monti, with its beautiful twin tower church. At the lower end of the stairs is the early baroque fountain called Fontana della Barcaccia, or “Fountain of the Old Boat”. It is credited Pietro Bernini, father of famous Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The fountain has the form of a sinking ship and it is said to be based upon a folk legend of a fishing boat was carried all the way to this exact spot during a massive flood of the Tiber River in the 16th century. The design with the sinking boat also helped Bernini to overcome a technical problem of low water pressure, thus the fountain is situated below street level.
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joan carroll, sunken, roma, roman, square, staircase, travel, urban, touristic, tourism, street, europe, european, cityscape, city, architecture, capital, church, famous, monument, landmark
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