Event #1539

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Pope Innocent X (r. 1644-55) commissions a monumental fountain to support the ancient obelisk he moved from the Circus of Maxentius to the Piazza Navona. He excludes the well-known sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini from his request for designs, but Bernini cr
Date
1647

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Event #1539
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
November 1, 2016
Last Updated
May 10, 2023