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Category: For couples For family Maniac With your kids Middle-aged For groupThis one is small basilica church facing on 20th Street September of Rome. 1605, I started as a chapel dedicated to St. Paul the Discalced Carmelites. It is one of the reasons that the national flag of the Ottoman Empire, which was obtained in the second siege of Vienna in 1683 is multiplied by that is named "Vittoria" and "victory". Carmelite himself had issued a church construction funds (marble statue of ancient) Borghese Herma professional de-toss until excavated. Sukipione nephew of Pope Borghese was the private property of the statue and then, but provides a facade of construction funds to the return, I ordered the construction to Okakae architect. Funds to have been offered in 1624, the church I was completed in two years later.
It is the work of artist Bernini representative can be called the highlight of this church, the Baroque period of Italy. This has been created between 1647-1652. It is a sculpture that occupies the center of the decorative sculptures altar placed on the wall of the Cornaro chapel (Edikura). Bernini was the first person of the artist at the time in the building worked on until completion of the design of the interior, all has become a work of Bernini marble sculpture, flask murals, paintings, Cornaro Chapel, Cornaro these works of art chapel has been considered to be one of the best masterpiece of the High Baroque in Rome.
Facility Name Santa Maria della Vittoria |
Address Via XX Settembre 17, 00187 Rome, Italy |
+39 06 4274 0571 phone number |
Free admission |
Hours |
About 4 minutes or subway access "Repubblica" station walk |
Official site http://www.chiesasmariavittoria.191.it/files/menu.html |
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