Excerpt from Classical Tour Through Italy, Vol. 2: An; MDCCCII., Haee Italia Diis Sacra, Hae Gentes Ejus, Haec Oppida Populorum, Plin; Nat; Hist; III. 20 The Piazza d'espagna, so called from the palace of the Spanish embassy, is large, supplied by a fountain, and adorned with several hand some buildings, but particularly by the noble flight bf marble steps that ascends from it to the obelisk, church, and square, Della T rinila di' flfonti. From the balustrade that terminates this staircase above and borders the latter square, and indeed from the square itself which runs along the brow of the Pincian hill, there opens a delightful view of Rome, filonte Illario, and the Janiculum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.