Rome, The Spanish Steps
The Spanish Steps (Italian: Scalinata di Trinit? dei Monti) is a set of stairs in Rome, ramping a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinit? dei Monti, with the church under the patronage of the Bourbon kings of France, Trinit? dei Monti.
The monumental stairway, of 138 steps, was built with French diplomat Stefano Gueffier?s funds (20,000 scudi) in 1723?1725, linking the Bourbon Spanish embassy to the Holy See, today still located in the piazza below, with the Trinit? dei Monti church.
This is what you can see if you decide to climb up the 138 stairs. Well, I believe it was worth it, what do you think?
March 21, 2007, photo by… me ;)
A nice shot, this. The layered, evening/night sky counterbalances the glaring lights in the piazza. Nassim, you can’t have taken it from the top step though? The domes are missing.
Albert, you are right, I’ve taken the picture on my way down. Here is a picture from the very top of the Steps, with St. Peter’s Dome in it (on the left).
The other shot is even better. But that’s still not a reward you get when you climb all the steps. I’m afraid it doesn’t look like the dome of St Peter’s. Seems like the one of Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso, a church situated quite near The Spanish Steps. Yes, Roman domes can be disorientating and confusing, especially at night.