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Papal building campaigns in 17th-century Rome (1600–1700)

Papal building campaigns in 17th-century Rome (1600–1700)

  1. Sixtus V’s late-1500s urban works set precedent

    Labels: Pope Sixtus, Acqua Felice, Urban planning

  2. Paul V launches the Borghese (Pauline) Chapel

    Labels: Pope Paul, Borghese Chapel, Santa Maria

  3. Acqua Paola completed; Fontanone built on Janiculum

    Labels: Acqua Paola, Pope Paul, Fontanone

  4. Borghese Chapel consecrated at Santa Maria Maggiore

    Labels: Borghese Chapel, Santa Maria, Pope Paul

  5. Bernini begins St. Peter’s Baldachin commission

    Labels: Gian Lorenzo, St Peter's, Pope Urban

  6. St. Peter’s Basilica consecrated; focus shifts to interiors

    Labels: St Peter's, Pope Urban, Interior design

  7. Urban VIII buys site and begins Palazzo Barberini

    Labels: Palazzo Barberini, Pope Urban, Barberini family

  8. Palazzo Barberini completed as Barberini court centerpiece

    Labels: Palazzo Barberini, Barberini court, Quirinal area

  9. San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane built under Barberini patronage

    Labels: San Carlo, Francesco Borromini, Cardinal Barberini

  10. Innocent X remakes Piazza Navona with Four Rivers Fountain

    Labels: Piazza Navona, Fountain of, Pope Innocent

  11. Alexander VII begins St. Peter’s Square colonnades project

    Labels: St Peter's, Bernini, Pope Alexander

  12. Cathedra Petri completed as a major papal interior monument

    Labels: Cathedra Petri, Bernini, St Peter's

  13. Clement IX sponsors Ponte Sant’Angelo restoration and angels

    Labels: Ponte Sant'Angelo, Pope Clement, Angel sculptures

  14. Alexander VIII enlarges Acqua Paola display fountain

    Labels: Acqua Paola, Pope Alexander, Carlo Fontana