Palazzo Vecchio
Signoria-the government of
the Republic
Official ceremonies
Religious processions
The city’s festive
celebrations
The Palazzo dei Uffizi by
Giorgio Vasari (1560-1580)
Administrative
offices of the Medici State.
The Piazzale Uffizi with the
Uffizi Gallery on 3 sides.
Sculptures / Fountains
Perseus
Statue
of Neptune—familiarly called Biancone
The
Rape of the Sabine Woman
The
Equestrian Monument to Cosimo I
David
Herculeon
Group
Piazza del
Campidoglio: Rome
The Capitol Hill
The Palace of the Capitol
Palazzo
del Senatore
Palazzo
dei Conservatori (immediately to the north of the Palazzo Senatore.
Michelangelo commissioned in
1536.
Michelangelo based his
design on 2 existing building – the Palazzo dei Senatori on the east and
the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the south.
Marcus Aurelius Statue
The Capitoline Museum
Brick and stone pavers set
in a radial pattern (20th C.)
Piazza San Pietro :
Rome
St. Peters (1506-1626)
Gianlorenzo Bernini
(1598-1680)
Work
on St. Peters Square 1655-67
Three Sections of the Plaza
1.
The Retta Plaza
2.
The Obliqua Plaza-2
half circles and a rectangle appearing as an oval
3.
The Rustcucchi
Plaza-links St. Peters and the Tiber (not by Bernini). Its purpose is to collect and direct
visitors towards the Piazza Obliqua.
Obelisk and 2 fountains
The semi-circular colonnade
“Bernini Arms”
Piazza Navona: Rome
Bernini’s influence
1647-51
St. Agnese Church
San Giacomo degli Spagnuoli
The Moor Fountain
The Neptune Fountain
Berninis Quattro Fiume (Four
Rivers) Fountain (1647-1651)
The
Danube (Europe)
The
Ganges (Asia)
The
Nile (Africa)
The
Rio de la Plata (America)
Piazza di Spagna: Rome
The Spanish Steps
Alessandro Specchi and
Francesco de Santis (1721)
The Fountain [The Barcaccia]
or old boat
Rome’s largest flower
market