Church of San Francesca Romana (Santa Maria Nuova), via dei Fori Imperali, Rome
| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA89924 |
| Architect/Designer | Lambardi, Carlo (1559-1620)
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| Artist/Photographer | Benton, Tim
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| Country | Italy |
| City | Rome |
| Subject Date | 1615 |
| Image Date | 1987 |
| View | Exterior |
| Medium | 35mm Transparency |
| Library Reference | Benton 87-115-22 |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Colour / B&W |
Colour |
| Credit |
Tim Benton / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
The church was founded in the 9th century, its apse partly built into the ruins of Hadrian's Temple of Venus and Rome to the east. The campanile was built in the 12th century when the church was enlarged. The late Renaissance facade dates from 1615 by Carlo Lambardi.
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Subject tags
churches, clock towers, pediments