A stall selling fruits and vegetables at the market of Campo dei Fiori
Until the fifteenth century the square did not exist and in its place was a flowery meadow, from which it derives its name, Campo dei Fiori (field of flowers). In 1456 Pope Callistus III does pave the area as part of a larger project to remodel the area. This remodeling was expected that many important buildings were built in the area, in particular, the building of the Orsini family. For this reason the square is a obligatory passing for the most important figures, ambassadors and cardinals. This provided some welfare to the area: the square becomes a flourishing horse market that carried two times a week (Mondays and Saturdays), and around it were many local shelters and craft workshops. The square became the center of various activities, whether commercial or cultural. In Campo dei Fiori public executions took place. Here on 17 February 1600 Giordano Bruno was burned alive in whose memory a monument was built in the same place in 1889, designed by Ettore Ferrari. Since 1869 takes place very popular market. This market is held earlier in the Piazza Navona.
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Location: Campo dei Fiori, Rome, Italy
Photo credit: © Nacho Calonge / Alamy / Afripics
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