Campo dei Fiori, a photo from Rome, Lazio

Photographer's Note

Campo dei Fiori sits on the unused space that was between Pompey's Theater and the Tiber River in Ancient Rome. Because the river was prone to flooding, the area was undeveloped for many centuries. It wasn't until the first centuries of our chronology that it became densely populated.
The piazza as we see today only began to take shape during the 15th century. The first building that appeared there was a church known as Santa Brigida a Campo dei Fiori, which now faces Piazza Farnese, part of the old Campo dei Fiori. In 1456, as part of a city improvement project, the area was paved. The project was initiated because several important buildings had already been constructed in the area, including the Orsini palace and the Palazzo della Cancelleria.
The architecture was never really formalized for Campo dei Fiori as it was for many public squares in Rome and throughout Europe, so the visitor won't see a lot of continuity in the buildings that surround the square. Instead, the square has always remained a focus for commercial and street culture though the area around Campo dei Fiori was at one time quite a wealthy neighborhood.

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lousat (139298) 2012-01-02 8:44

Hi Barbara,what a great capture from Rome! A beautiful choice of point of view and a very rich composition whit the market and a ot of colors,people and architechtures,i like it! Have a nice week and thanks,Luciano

dta (98848) 2012-01-02 8:49

hello Barbara ,
A stunning picture ! It seems to be the collage of three ones : the FG , the market , and the buildings in the BG ; Interesting , too , with many details to look at .
well done

Gigidusud (21679) 2012-01-02 9:31

Hello Barbara,
Beautiful scene of market.I like it!
Happy new year.Ghislaine

Fis2 (170807) 2012-01-02 9:43

Witaj Basiu!
Mysle, ze to dosc przypadkowy strzal?
Pokazujesz codziennosc.
Moim zdaniem nie przemyslany kadr, jest troche balaganu ;)
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

mauro61 (53429) 2012-01-02 14:44

ciao Barbara,
una parte della storia della città in questo noto mercato.
Immagine dalla buona inquadratura.
Avrei un po' scurito la parte superiore dell'immagine specialmente sui palazzi,
saluti
maurizio

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2012-01-02 20:27

Hi my dear Barbara

A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Great framework and composition.
Very well mixed with various components comfortably. Clearness and sharpness as wonderful as usual.
Thanks for your sharinig with finest work and have the good start of 2012!
Best regrads,

Takero from sunny cold Tokyo

Silvio1953 (221659) 2012-01-03 0:52

Ciao Barbara, lovely animated composition with market in a beautiful square of Rome, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, Happy new Year 2012, ciao Silvio

Cricri (176) 2012-01-04 8:51

Hi Barbara
Belle scéne du marche en plein air, un contraste des couleurs avec les bâtiments gris en arrière plan, belle et intéressante composition
Bonne année 2012
cricri

JFS (32459) 2012-01-04 9:32

You have masterly captured this lifely corner of Rome, lots of nice details. Lovely shot. thanks Barbara!

Cheers,
Juan

COSTANTINO (116542) 2012-01-07 8:24

Hello
simple but nice shot from daily life
great lightness and sharpness
shot that brings memories from
spring or summer
the flowers in the foreground
add freshness and beauty
great perspective
regards
have a nice week end
Costantino

jmdias (115208) 2012-04-18 2:49

barbara

interresting framing catching the flowers, the chaos of stalls and the sculpture in the center of this. interesting details ands good light.

hugs

jorge