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The Spanish Steps
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- Name
- The Spanish Steps
- Continent
- EUROPE
- Alt Name:
- Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti
- Country:
- Italy
- Period:
- Early Modern (1500AD-1800AD)
- Sub-Region:
- -
- Date:
- 1700AD - 1799AD
- City/Town:
- Rome
- Figure:
- -
- Resorts:
- Rome,
- Related:
- Monument to Victor Emmanuel II, Roman Forum,
Palatine Hill, Musei Capitolini,
about The Spanish Steps
The Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) are one of Rome’s most popular tourist attractions.
A grand staircase with 138 steps leading down to the Piazza di Spagna, the Spanish Steps were designed in the 1720s by Francesco de Sanctis, an Italian architect, and completed in 1726.
They were called the Spanish Steps after the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See, then located nearby. A popular spot since the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, today this beautiful staircase is always buzzing with tourists and leads to Rome’s most upmarket shopping area.
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contact details
Address: Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti, 00187 Roma, Italy
Phone: Contact local tourist office
useful information
Directions:
The nearest metro to the Spanish Steps is Spagna (line A).
Ticket Information:
The Spanish Steps are a public area.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Steps
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