Episode 326 - Borromini's Sant'Agnese in Agone (Piazza Navona)

16/04/2025 23 min
Episode 326 - Borromini's Sant'Agnese in Agone (Piazza Navona)

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Episode Synopsis

In 1653, Borromini was asked by Pope Innocent X to take over the building of his family church of Sant'Agnese in Agone in Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy. The result was a revolutionary façade design that tragically was not realized according to Borromini's plans.