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The beautiful Piazza di Spagna or the Spanish Square has been since ages attracting tourists from all over the world. Comprising of two triangles, the peculiarly shaped Piazza di Spagna is connected to the popular French church called the Trinita dei Monti by the Spanish Steps. The concept of linking the church with the Piazza di Spagna dates back to the 17th century along with the plan for erecting the statue of King Louis on the top of the Spanish Steps. The plans of putting up of the statue were postponed till 1723 due to the Papal opposition when the Spanish Steps were constructed without the statue. The plan presented by Francisco de Sanctis, the Italian architect, who was chosen by Pope Innocent XIII, pleased both the papacy and the French.
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Piazza di Spagna got its name from that of the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See and the site around the embassy was in fact, believed to be the property of the Spanish. On the Piazza di Spagna below the Spanish Steps an attractive fountain known as La Fontana della Barcaccia which was constructed in 1627-29 by Pietro Bernini who was the pope's architect. At right-hand side corner in the Piazza di Spagna, is situated the house of the famous English poet John Keats. This house is at present a museum which is a tribute to Keat's memory. On that side only, the palace of Lorenzo Cybo de Mari, the former cardinal of the 15th century. This building is now called Ferrari di Valbona which has been transformed in 1936. In the southeastern section of the Piazza di Spagna is the Colonna dell'Immacolata with the statue of Virgin Mary atop, which was constructed in 1857 for immortalizing the doctrine of Immaculate Conception.
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