Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini

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  • Address
    Via Acciaioli 2, Ponte
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  • Phone
    06 688 92 059
  • Transport
    bus: Via Giulia

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At the head of Via Giulia, this 16th-century church was commissioned by Pope Leo X (a member of the Florentine Medici clan), as a showcase for Florentine artistic and architectural talent. Jacopo Sansovino won a competition for its design, which was executed by Antonio Sangallo the Younger and Giacomo della Porta, while Carlo Maderno completed the elongated cupola in 1614.

Inside, the altar is by Borromini, who arranged, on his deathbed, to be entombed here. A favourite venue for concerts, the church has a 17th-century organ that's played at noon Mass every Sunday.