Piazza di Spagna

The Piazza di Spagna ( Spanish square German ) is a square in the center of Rome, in the district of Campo Marzio, east of the Tiber.

The place has its name from the Palazzo di Spagna, where the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See and is the Sovereign Order of Malta, and the fact that he was for centuries extraterritorial possession of Spain.

The course consists of two unequal triangles. At the northern part of the larger Spanish Steps (1721-1725) combines the Trinità dei Monti with the place. Before her, the Fontana della Barcaccia, one of Pietro Bernini 1627-1629 erected fountain is in the form of a stranded boat.

At the southern part of the built 1620 Palazzo di Spagna is. Before him stands the Immaculate Colonna, the column of the Immaculate, 1854 by Pope Pius IX. was established on the occasion of the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, the Pope is traditional for a prayer to the column.

The Piazza di Spagna is the center of the Roman fashion district. Especially on the outbound from here Via Condotti, the major Italian fashion brands are represented.