PIAZZA DEL POPOLO

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Title	PIAZZA DEL POPOLO
View	Perspective rendering of the piazza, from the Porta del Popolo, on axis with Via del Corso, depicting the twin churches of Santa Maria di Montesanto and Santa Maria dei Miracoli (drawing from Letarouilly)
Notes	outdoor meeting place
Work Type	piazza square urban place
Style/Period	Renaissance Baroque Neoclassical
Creator Name	Valadier, Giuseppe
Creator Nationality	Italian
Date.Creator Birth	1762
Date.Creator Death	1839
Contributors to Project	begun by Latino Giovaenale Manetti
Major Design Aspects	ovaL-shaped plan radiating streets
Elements & Spatial Types	fountain obelisk gateway cobblestones
Climate Type	Mediterranean
Country	Italy
City	Rome
State/Province	Lazio
Architectural Material	marble
Dates	1538 and re-done in 1814
Century	16C, 19C
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Subject Information	It was originally laid out by Latino Giovaenale Manetti in 1538 for Pope Paull III, but was later given its present symmetry by Giuseppe Valadier in 1814.
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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