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Spanish steps
The fountain of
Barcaccia is the heart of the irregular Piazza di Spagna.
The splendid and large stepq of
the Trinity of the Mounts converges towards the fountain, creation of
Pietro Bernini.
The need for creating a connection between the French
church of the Trinity of the Mounts and the down zone had often
been smelled but had always met the opposition of the popes, not very
inclined to recognize the strong presence of France.
In the
XVIIIth century it was not possible any more to differ its creationwhen all the area had a great development determined by the presence
of the port of Ripetta.
Francesco De Santis, young architect being
appropriate as well to the Pope with French. De Santis carried out the
connection by a spectacular theatrical scenography: the steps goes
down from the church as a travertine cascade and converges towards the
fountain of Barcaccia where the street of Condotti starts and
arrived at the port area.
  
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