Piazza Colonna
The Piazza Colonna is a square in the center of Rome and is located in the Colonna district on Via del Corso . Both the square and the district are named after the Marcus Aurelius column , which stands on the (literally translated) "column square".
The square is of great importance in the political life of Italy , as the Palazzo Chigi with the office of the Prime Minister is located on its north side . Immediately adjacent, in the northwest of the square, is the Palazzo Montecitorio with the House of Representatives of Parliament . The western boundary is the Palazzo Wedekind , in the south there are, among other things, the church of Santi Bartolomeo ed Alessandro dei Bergamaschi and the Palazzo Ferrajoli . To the east, the Galleria Alberto Sordi shopping center completes the ensemble of buildings .
There is a fountain near the Marcus Aurelius column, which was built in 1576–1577 based on a design by Giacomo della Porta on behalf of Pope Gregory XIII. originated. The marble of the fountain comes from Carrara .
On the east side of Piazza Colonna, Via del Corso leads north to Piazza del Popolo and south to Piazza Venezia . The Trevi Fountain is about 200 meters to the east , and the Piazza Navona to the west .
Piazza Colonna in the 19th century
Marcus Aurelius Column in Piazza Colonna
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literature
- Marco Bussagli (Editor): Rome - Art & Architecture . Cologne: Könemann 1999. ISBN 3-8290-2258-1
- Reinhard Raffalt : Concerto Romano . Munich: Prestel 1955; 14th edition 1999. ISBN 3-7913-2236-2
- Eckart Peterich: Rome . 2nd edition Munich: Prestel 1998. ISBN 3-7913-2043-2
Coordinates: 41 ° 54 ′ 3 " N , 12 ° 28 ′ 47" E