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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 04/06/2026 16:39:00

Carved out of the medieval street pattern in the seventeenth century to provide an approach to the new Palazzo Barberini, Piazza Barberini sits at the foot of the Quirinal Hill and has become one of the busiest small squares in central Rome. The space takes its name from the powerful family whose palace dominates the corner above. The piazza is best known for two fountains by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, both commissioned by the Barberini in the 1640s. The Fontana del Tritone in the centre shows a mus...