| | Rome Hotel Mediterraneo - A Walk through the Park |
 | | In the center of the piazza is Bernini's unmistakable masterpiece, the splendid "Fontana del Tritone" (triton fountain), sculpted in 1643, a symbol of the old and historic capital city. |
 | | It is sited in the higher part of the city where in ancient times, the most beautiful villas such as the Horti di Lucullo (Trinità dei Monti), that of the Domizi (Piazza del Popolo) and in the 4th century the Horto dei Pinci whose name was given to the hill were located. |
 | | The church of Santa Maria del Popolo (Saint Mary of the People) was a small chapel of Pope Pascal II constructed at the expense of the Roman people, from which it gets its name. |
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