Picturesque Piazza della Rotonda at the Pantheon in Rome

When in Rome… Piazza della Rotonda

This When in Rome… blog article is written for the guests of the Hostel Chaplin Bed and Breakfast and B&B Little Italy in Rome.All Hotels and B&B’s in Rome In 1575, under the order of Pope Gregory XIII Boncompagni, Giacomo Della Porta designed a plan for a fountain to be placed in the centre of Piazza della Rotonda. Four different sculptors cooperated to carry out the project, a large marble vase with vertical water jets that came out from four large masks on the sides. In 1711 Pope Clemente XI Albani had the vase substituted with the obelisk of Pharaoh Ramses II from the Temple of Isis and the 4 dolphins at the base of the pedestal were carved. There are several restaurants and cafes on the Piazza della Rotonda, but the prices for even a cup of coffee there are not for the faint-hearted. Turn right when you have your back to the Pantheon and you will discover an area full of small boutiques and jewelry stores.

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