Carved public spaces - Piazza S. Ignazio

Piazza di Sant' Ignazio

A few minutes from the much simpler Piazza di Pietra and just around the corner from the Piazza di Pantheon lays the Piazza S. Ignazio composed of an interesting interplay of complex ovoid forms through the arrangement and configuration of the surrounding buildings. It almost feels theatrical if you look at how each building(solid) is almost carved out to work together and create the urban space(void). The piazza is composed of five residential buildings and tracing the transformation of this space through the Nolli map  to its present form - you almost get the sense that it's been meticulously carved out of the existing medieval fabric. Just like the shape of the surrounding buildings, the decorative effects of the buildings are an integral element in the overall design. The entire process lasted from 1727-35. Filippo Raguzzini was the architect .

This does not appear to be a crowd favorite of all the piazzas in Rome but if you spare more than a cursory glance, you will undoubtedly notice and appreciate how everything ultimately comes together here. Besides the architecture, urban elements - there is one more thing you can get here a plenty - lots of good...make that great places for a scoop of gelato around here, there is never a dull moment when you walk on those cobbled streets!