How often does a visitor to Rome drift towards some landmark and
wonder who created it? Why? What was their story? This fascinating
book provides the answers. At once a history and a guide, it
divides Rome into the districts dominated by the fabulously rich
families of the Popes: the Colonna, della Rovere, Farnese,
Borghese, Barberini and others. In each case we learn their story -
powerful, bloody and vivid - with all the scandals and intrigues as
well as their relationships with artists like Bernini and
Michelangelo. As we stroll through Rome's history - either
literally or in the imagination - we discover it afresh. Famous
sites like the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and St Peter's
take on new significance as we watch the city rise from cramped
medieval streets to become a glorious panorama of piazzas and
palaces, fountains, towers and domes.
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