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Spanish Steps
Piazza di Spagna
15 minutes
About this landmark
The Spanish Steps are a set of steps in Rome, Italy, climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church at the top. The monumental stairway of 135 steps was built with French diplomat Étienne Gueffier's funds in 1723–1725, linking the Bourbon Spanish Embassy, and the Trinità dei Monti church that was under the patronage of the Bourbon kings of France, both located above — to the Holy See in the Palazzo Monaldeschi located below.
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Highlights
- 1The Fontana della Barcaccia at the base of the steps
- 2The views from the top of the staircase
- 3The Keats-Shelley House nearby
- 4The history of the steps as a meeting place for artists and poets