The Piazza Barberini of Rome !!!

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Well again, looking into my cd rom vault saw some pictures from our trip to Rome not yet in my blog and they should be for you and me. In our road walking tour of the city we came upon some nice squares or piazzas and this is the opportunity to have them here. Therefore, here is my take on the Piazza Barberini of Rome !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Piazza Barberini is located on the Quirinal hill, straddling the rioni of Trevi and Colonna. Piazza Barberini takes its name from Palazzo Barberini ,Until the 18C, the square was used for the display of corpses for their identification.

A bit of history I like tell us that before its development in the 16C, the area was mainly occupied by villas and gardens. The buildings that surround it today date back to the 16C, but have been rebuilt. On the south side of the square is the 17C Palazzo Barberini, built for Cardinal Francesco Barberini, a remarkable example of Baroque architecture. The square was long a center of artistic activity, particularly with Spanish artists in the 18C. In the 19C, with the expansion of the Via Veneto and the construction of luxurious hotels, Piazza Barberini became a popular place for the European aristocracy and bourgeoisie. Literary cafés and salons were set up, attracting foreign intellectuals and artists. In the centre stands a famous sculpture by Bernini: the Triton Fountain (Fontana del Tritone), dating from 1642-1643, commissioned by Pope Urban VIII, a member of the Barberini family. It depicts the sea god Triton blowing into a conch shell. On the corner of Via Veneto, the Bee Fountain (Fontana delle Api) is another sculpture by Bernini from 1644, in the shape of a shell with bees, which are the emblem of the Barberini. An obelisk stood there from 1632 to 1822, transferred to the gardens of the Villa Medici.

The Rome tourist office on the Piazza Barberini:  https://www.turismoroma.it/en/places/piazza-barberini

There you go folks, another dandy in eternal Rome! We love our visit and will come back eventually, There were wonderful walks and recommended to all, just do the walking and enjoy the dolce vita ! Again, hope you enjoy the Piazza Barberini  of Rome !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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