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On top of the Quirinal Hill, in Rome’s Monti neighborhood, you can admire one of the greatest examples of Roman Baroque, created by one of the most remarkable architects of the 1600s, Francesco Borromini: the Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, which the Romans affectionately call ‘San Carlino.’  As a young architect in Rome, Borromini was ea...

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Cortona competes with two more famous contemporaries. Open any guide-book and, to reduce fame to a crude word-count, the Bs have it: Bernini and Borromini. Or vice-versa. Part alphabetical/alliterative coincidence perhaps, part their biographically fascinating rivalry, Bernini and Borromini have tended to push Pietro da Cortona, Rome’s third Baroqu...

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The Roman church of S. Ivo alla Sapienza - a masterpiece of Baroque architecture designed by Francesco Borromini - has undergone the first phase of a major restoration project after it suffered earthquake damage five years ago. The special superintendence of Rome is overseeing the restoration of the magnificent church complex which was designed by...

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