Basilica of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, church in Rome
San Giovanni dei Fiorentini is a minor basilica in the Ponte district of Rome with a tripartite travertine facade and eight Corinthian columns. Three entrance portals open into the interior, while statues of Florentine saints stand above the entablature.
Pope Leo X initiated construction in 1519, with architects including Sansovino, Sangallo and Della Porta contributing to the work. Alessandro Galilei completed the facade in 1734.
Florentine merchants and money changers gathered here after settling near the Ponte Sant'Angelo. Their community maintained the building as a spiritual and social center through the centuries.
The building houses the historical archives of the Florentine confraternity with documents and artistic works dating from the 15th century onward. Visitors will find it near the Tiber riverbank in central Rome.
Architects Carlo Maderno and Francesco Borromini rest in the central nave. Pillars with rounded arches mark their burial places.
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