Baroque Rome

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Via Giulia,
---Under Pope Julius II (1503-13),leading from Ponte Sisto to the banchi (BANK) district of Rome
---First attempt since Antiquity to pierce a new thoroughfare through the heart of Rome and the first European example since Antiquity of urban renewal

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Piazza del Popolo trivium
----Started by Leo X (1513-21, he built via di Ripetta)and finished by Paul III (1534-49)
---has the ancient straight street (in the center) Via del Corso
----enhance the traffic and gather people to a public pizza/churches more efficiently
---the Obelisk, was placed in Circus Maximus in Rome during Augustus' reign, brought to the piazza by Sixtus V
---Twin Churches

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Campidoglio=Capitoline, 1536, Michelangelo
---patron: Pope Paul III (1534-49)
--- a monumental civic plaza for a major city as well as to reestablish the grandeur of Rome
--- An equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius was to stand in the middle of the piazza set in a paved oval field
---a symbolic gesture turning Rome’s civic center to face away from the Roman Forum and instead in the direction of Papal Rome and the Christian church

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Pope Pius IV (1559-65)
------Via Pia, 1561-2, designed by Michelangelo,
-----Via Salaria and Porta Pia====ancient salt road--->Trade
-----restoration of Aqua Virgo/ (now called Aqua Vergine) started in 1560

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Trevi fountain---one of the fountains ordered by Pope Pius V

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Pius V (1565-72)
--completes restoration of Aqua Vergine --by Giacomo Della Porta
---order 18 new public fountains --by Giacomo Della Porta

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Obelisk in St Peter's and in other churches!

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Sixtus V (1585-90)
--Villa Montalto--1576-90
--Aqua Felice=2nd restored aqueduct bring water to the Esquiline
--reusing the OBELISK as the symbol of power in Catholic churches

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acqua paolo

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Paul V (1605-22)

Acqua Paolo --- 3rd restored aqueduct brings water to the Janiculum

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Innocent X (1644-55)

Piazza Navona, 1650-53, Bernini-------carving out urban space from existing space
---S. Agnese (Church), Borromini

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Piazza Navona--- build on top of Stadium of Domition
---fountains of four rivers ---- papal rule/catholic reign spreads over the world!
---Obelisk
---Dove and olive twig as the family symbol