Chiesa di San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

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  • Address
    Via del Quirinale 23, Monti
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  • Phone
    06 488 32 61
  • Transport
    bus: Via Nazionale

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Lonely Planet review

It might not look it, with its filthy façade and unappealing location, but this tiny church is a masterpiece of Roman baroque. It was the first church designed by Borromini and bears all the hallmarks of his tortured genius. The elegant curves of the façade, the play of convex and concave surfaces and the dome illuminated by hidden windows ingeniously transform a minuscule space into a light, airy interior.

The church, completed in 1641, stands at the road intersection known as the Quattro Fontane, after the late-16th-century fountains on its four corners, representing Fidelity, Strength and the Rivers Arno and Tiber.