Hotel Teatro Pace Rome Roma Official Website > Rome Virtual Tour > Piazza Navona Welcome to the Hotel Teatro Pace Rome – Rome Virtual Tour - Piazza Navona Colosseum St Peter's Dome Olympic Stadium Piazza Repubblica Church St Mary Major Parliament Pantheon Spanish Steps Palazzo della Civiltà Piazza Navona Piazza Farnese Trevi Fountain The centre of the Piazza Navona is dominated by the Fountain of the Rivers – Bernini which was completed in 1651 and is one of the finest examples of Baroque architecture in Rome. The 4 rivers represent the 4 corners of Christianity and the 4 corners of the known civilised world which are The Danube (Europe), The Ganges (Asia), The Nile (Africa) and The Plate (Americas). The obelisk that is in the centre of the fountain was brought to Rome from Egypt by Emperor Maxentius in the early 300s and was formerly housed at his circus, the Circus Maxentius, it disappeared for about 1300 years and then showed up on the Via Appia Antica... It was brought to Piazza Navona in the 1600s to decorate this fountain. Under the Obelisk is a huge empty grotto which is a much studied architectural wonder in Rome. The animals and plants which represent the four rivers look a little bit weird, believe it or not the animal for Africa is supposedly a crocodile! The reason for this is that Bernini had never seen any of these animals so he would have sculpted from information and bad sketches drawn from other people. Did You Know? Borromini, the architect of the Church of Saint Agnes in Agony, was a manic depressive and eventually took his own life... Charming and Welcoming the Hotel Teatro Pace offers traditional Roman hospitality in the historical center of Rome The Hotel Home Hotel Overview Booking Online Rooms and Services Prices and Offers Hotel Location Hotel Virtual Tour Hotel Gallery Information Request Clients Comments FAQ Special Features Useful Links Rome Virtual Tour Rome Attractions Hotel Teatro Pace , Via del Teatro Pace, 33 ( Piazza Navona ) 00186 Roma Choose Language : English Italian German French Spanish Site designed and maintained by : www.fisheyes.it - Copyright © Hotel Teatropace33 Rome