In 2017 summer, I investigated history of Piazza Di Spagna (Spanish Plaza) in Rome, and created a time-based map of the area.
20-48 Murder of Roman emperor Claudius' wife
1519 Construction of the church Trinita dei Monti
1525 Street between Piazza del Popolo and Piazza della Trinita
1544 Villa Medici
1598 Flood of Tiber river. A ship reaches to the plaza
1627-29 Construction of Fontana della Barcaccia (Barcaccia fountain) by Pietro Bernini, inspired by the ship
1647 Spanish embassy
1723-25 Construction of Spanish steps
1789 Obelisco Sallustiano (Sallustiano obelisk)
1803 Villa Medici turns to French Academy
1821 John Keats, an English romantic poet passes away in his house from tuberculosis
1857 Column of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
1893 Babington's tea room (First tea store in Italy for British immigrants)
1519 Construction of the church Trinita dei Monti
1525 Street between Piazza del Popolo and Piazza della Trinita
1544 Villa Medici
1598 Flood of Tiber river. A ship reaches to the plaza
1627-29 Construction of Fontana della Barcaccia (Barcaccia fountain) by Pietro Bernini, inspired by the ship
1647 Spanish embassy
1723-25 Construction of Spanish steps
1789 Obelisco Sallustiano (Sallustiano obelisk)
1803 Villa Medici turns to French Academy
1821 John Keats, an English romantic poet passes away in his house from tuberculosis
1857 Column of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
1893 Babington's tea room (First tea store in Italy for British immigrants)
1953 Roman Holiday
1986 First McDonald in Italy
2017 My visit to the site
1986 First McDonald in Italy
2017 My visit to the site
