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 NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Roman Baroque NERFINISHED
country Italy
dedicatedTo the Twelve Apostles NERFINISHED
designedIn late 17th century
faces Piazza dei Santi Apostoli NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalType church façade
hasCreator Carlo Fontana NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s architectural language
High Renaissance classicism
Roman Baroque tradition NERFINISHED
isExampleOf Carlo Fontana’s mature style
Roman Baroque façade design
integration of classical orders in Baroque architecture
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lazio NERFINISHED
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
location Italy
Lazio NERFINISHED
Rome
materialUsed stone
stucco
partOf Piazza dei Santi Apostoli urban ensemble NERFINISHED
Santi Apostoli, Rome NERFINISHED
period Baroque period
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Carlo Fontana notableWork Façade of Santi Apostoli, Rome