CIRCO AGONALE,

one of the finest squares in Rome, sometimes called Piazza Navona. It

takes its name from being the site of the Circus Agonalis. _Fêtes_ are

held here during Carnival, and a fair at the Epiphany.

Notice the three fountains--the centre one by Bernini: four figures,

representing four rivers, recline on a craggy rock; on its top stands

an Egyptian obelisk, at its base a lion and a sea-horse.

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