Spanish Steps

____________________ to Rome's most ____________________ steps ; Scalinata ____________________ - - also known as the ____________________ ____________________ . This ____________________ place is not only one of ____________________ most ____________________ ____________________ places , but the ____________________ are also one of the ____________________ and ____________________ staircases in ____________________ of ____________________ . The steps are ____________________ the ____________________ Piazza di Spagna with the ____________________ Piazza ____________________ dei ____________________ and its magnificent ____________________ . The ____________________ thing a lot of ____________________ ask themselves is ; why is called the ____________________ Steps when it is in fact located in Rome , ____________________ ? I'll get to that in just a ____________________ . The first ____________________ of building a ____________________ in ____________________ of the church , Trinità dei Monti , came from ____________________ Gregory ____________________ , already in the late ____________________ th century . However , the ____________________ of these ____________________ dates back to the late ____________________ th century . During this ____________________ , the ____________________ was under ____________________ ____________________ . In order to ____________________ the church with the popular ____________________ below , the ____________________ ordered ____________________ construction of a ____________________ , elegant ____________________ - - the very one you can ____________________ in front of you ____________________ . A design ____________________ was held in year ____________________ which was eventually ____________________ by a rather ____________________ architect , named ____________________ de ____________________ . The ____________________ of the ____________________ began soon ____________________ and ____________________ a few years ____________________ . The ____________________ were first given the ____________________ Trinità dei Monti , after the ____________________ and the ____________________ piazza . Later , it was renamed to its current name after the ____________________ piazza - - Piazza di ____________________ ; The Spanish Square . The square itself was called the ____________________ Square due to fact that the Spanish ____________________ to the ____________________ ____________________ was , and still is , ____________________ nearby . The reason why the ____________________ has become one of Rome's most ____________________ gathering places is no ____________________ . Due to its ____________________ and ____________________ surroundings , the area has always been highly appreciated by ____________________ and ____________________ . For example , the French ____________________ , where some of France's most talented ____________________ , ____________________ and ____________________ worked , was founded ____________________ in the 17th ____________________ . The artists' presence attracted many ____________________ ____________________ to the area , hoping to become ____________________ as an ____________________ ____________________ . This in turn , attracted ____________________ Romans and ____________________ , looking for a ____________________ or a ____________________ . The many rich people in the ____________________ meant that many ____________________ soon found the ____________________ and suddenly , the steps were ____________________ with ____________________ with all kinds of ____________________ . This tradition , of the ____________________ Steps as a ____________________ place , has ____________________ ____________________ ever since . While the steps are the main ____________________ on the site , you should also pay ____________________ to the many beautiful ____________________ in the area . Another thing to take an extra look at is the beautiful ____________________ next to you . This is an early ____________________ fountain called Fontana della ____________________ - - the Fountain of the Old ____________________ . It is credited Pietro ____________________ , a member of the renowned ____________________ ____________________ Bernini . The fountain , with its characteristic form of a ____________________ ship , is said to be based upon a ____________________ legend . The legend says that a ____________________ boat was carried away to this exact ____________________ during the ____________________ of the River ____________________ in late 16th century . The design with the sinking ____________________ also helped Bernini to overcome a ____________________ problem , due to low ____________________ pressure . If you look at the ____________________ of the boat , you can spot two ____________________ on either side of it . You can also spot a ____________________ of ____________________ with ____________________ in it on the ____________________ parts of the ____________________ . Both the sun and the bee ____________________ is a symbol of the ____________________ family and a reference to ____________________ ____________________ VIII who ____________________ the work of the ____________________ . Throughout their history , the Spanish Steps have been ____________________ several times . Today , ____________________ and ____________________ on the steps is strictly ____________________ in order to keep the staircase ____________________ , so please ____________________ this policy . Already in the ____________________ period , the square was one of the most ____________________ tourist attractions in the ____________________ and it still is to this very ____________________ .