The Fontana della Barcaccia is a Baroque-style fountain found at the foot of the Spanish Steps in Rome's Piazza di Spagna. Pope Urban VIII commissioned Pietro Bernini in 1623 to build the fountain as
Fontana della Barcaccia in Piazza di Spagna, Rome
The Barcaccia Fountain immediately after its 2014 restoration, viewed toward the adjacent Piazza Mignanelli.
Fontana della Barcaccia, seen from the top of the Spanish Steps.
The Piazza di Spagna is a square in the centre of Rome, the capital of Italy. It lies at the foot of the Spanish Steps and owes its name to the Palazzo di Spagna, the seat of the Embassy of Spain to t
Piazza di Spagna viewed from the Spanish Steps
Piazza di Spagna and Via Condotti in an engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi