The Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) are a set of steps in Rome, climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by Trinità dei Monti, the church that was under the patronage of the Bourbon kings of France. I learnt this from Wikipedia...
The Scalinata is the longest and widest staircase in all Europe.
This is the fountain at the foot of the stairs...
The monumental stairway of 138 steps was built with French diplomat Étienne Gueffier’s bequeathed funds of 20,000 scudi, in 1723–1725, linking the Bourbon Spanish Embassy to the Holy See, today still located in Palazzo Monaldeschi in the piazza below, with the Trinità dei Monti above.
Snapping this photo below was a very proud moment... and the reward - the view is simply breathtaking.
Is this a Spanish horse in Rome?
Moving from Spanish Steps, I walked into the Fashion Street - Via Dei Condotti, and turned back to catch a last look of the magnificent steps...
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