Façade of Santi Apostoli, Rome

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The Façade of Santi Apostoli in Rome is a Baroque church front designed by architect Carlo Fontana, exemplifying his refined classical style and influence on late 17th-century Roman architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural work
church façade
architect Carlo Fontana
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque

Roman Baroque
linked to: Italian Baroque
country Italy
dedicatedTo the Twelve Apostles
linked to: Twelve Apostles
designedIn late 17th century
faces Piazza dei Santi Apostoli
hasArchitecturalType church façade
hasCreator Carlo Fontana
hasCulturalSignificance important example of late 17th-century Roman Baroque classicism
represents Carlo Fontana’s influence on Roman church architecture
hasFunction main entrance front of Santi Apostoli church
hasStyleCharacteristic Baroque articulation of orders
balustraded elements
central emphasis
classical pilasters
late 17th-century Roman classicism
refined classical vocabulary
triangular pediment
use of superimposed orders
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Italy
influenced 18th-century Roman classicizing Baroque
late 17th-century Roman church façades
influencedBy Carlo Rainaldi’s Roman façades
Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s architectural language
High Renaissance classicism
Roman Baroque tradition
linked to: Italian Baroque
isExampleOf Carlo Fontana’s mature style
Roman Baroque façade design
integration of classical orders in Baroque architecture
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lazio
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
Rome
location Italy
Lazio
Rome
materialUsed stone
stucco
partOf Piazza dei Santi Apostoli urban ensemble
Santi Apostoli, Rome
period Baroque period
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Carlo Fontana notableWork Façade of Santi Apostoli, Rome