A Tourist in Rome - Abbot Luigi

Location:41.89603, 12.47469 At the bend in Piazza Vidoni
Metro:None, perhaps Spagna. See Piazza Navona.
Time:5 minutes
Cost:Free
Hours:Outdoors, you can see this at any time

Abbot Luigi is one of the Talking Statues of Rome. Like the other five Talking Statues, pasquinades - irreverant satires poking fun at public features - were posted beside Abbot Luige in the 14th and 15th centuries. The statue is a late Roman sculpture of a standing man in a toga. It was found during excavations near the Theater of Pompey near Largo Argentina.

    
Abbot Luigi, a Talking Statue in Piazza Vidoni
See all Abbot Luigi photos.
    
Abbot Luigi, a Talking Statue in Piazza Vidoni
See all Abbot Luigi photos.
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