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Sant'Agnese in Agone

Chiesa di Sant'Agnese in Agone

Sant'Agnese in Agone is a 17th-century Baroque church on Rome's Piazza Navona, built for the Pamphilj family and completed under architects including Carlo Rainaldi and Francesco Borromini. The near-circular, Greek-cross interior is richly decorated with polychrome marbles, large sculptural reliefs and a frescoed cupola; the façade is a concave Baroque front flanked by twin belfries and capped by a central dome.

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First raised

1650

Its prime

1689

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1689

What Sant'Agnese in Agone looked like in its prime.

Concave Baroque façade in warm ivory travertine and stucco with three portal openings and an emphatic central pediment; two flanking bell-towers rise in paired orders with open belfry arches and conical caps topped by crosses. A broad drum supports a ribbed dome and a small lantern; balustrades run along the upper façade. Interior volumes are near-circular (Greek cross), with red Cottanello and polychrome marbles, gilded stucco, large marble reliefs in semicircular niches and a frescoed cupola.

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12 places to explore in 1689.

The record describes 12 distinct spots at Sant'Agnese in Agone, including 9 interiors: central octagon under the dome (interior), first altar on the right — saint alessio (relief), second altar on the right — saint emerentiana (relief) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Approach from Piazza Navona (exterior frontal)Central portal and pediment (exterior detail)Left bell-tower belfry (exterior)Central octagon under the dome (interior)First altar on the right — Saint Alessio (relief)Second altar on the right — Saint Emerentiana (relief)First altar on the left — Saint Eustace (relief)Second altar on the left — Saint Cecilia (relief)Right transept — Saint Agnes chapel (statue)High altar and apse (main altar)Sacristy vaulted painting — Glory of Saint AgnesCrypt shrine with Algardi relief (subterranean)

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