Death of the Architect Domenico Fontana

Vicolo delle Palline 

Plaque to Domenico Fontana

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On June 28th 1607, the architect, engineer and urban planner Domenico Fontana died in Naples. 

Domenico Fontana (1543-1607) worked a great deal in Rome and there is a plaque in Vicolo delle Palline, where he lived.  

In 1586, at the behest of Pope Sixtus V (r. 1585-90), Fontana erected the 320-ton 
Obelisk in St Peter's Square. He was later awarded the title of Knight of the Golden Spur.  

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