A Tourist in Rome - Trinita dei Monti
Location: | 41.90622, 12.48341 At the top of the Spanish Steps |
Metro: | Spagna |
Time: | about 5 minutes |
Cost: | Free |
Hours: | Viewable at any time (from the outside) |
Trinita dei Monti is the church at the top of the Spanish Steps. The church is the responsibility of the French State. I haven't yet been inside the church. Construction started in 1502 and dragged on for decades, being consecrated in 1585 by Pope Sixtus V. The Gothic church with a Renaissance facade has two bell-towers. Inside, several paintings decorate the various chapels. Among them are two works by Daniele da Volterra, a pupil of Michelangelo. The Sallustian Obelisk stands in front of the church.
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