Church of Sant'Ivo Alla Sapienza – Special Opening of the Baroque Marvel by Borromini

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Rome, 21/06/2019. Today, the Soprintendenza Speciale di Roma opens the gates of one of the 'hidden' treasures of the city of Rome, the Chiesa of Sant’Ivo Alla Sapienza (Church of Saint Ives at La Sapienza University of Rome). The Roman Baroque marvel and masterpiece of the architect Francesco Borromini, with its ecstatic dome and its exceptional Lantern, was built in 1642-1660, a period in which the rivalry between Borromini and the great master Gian Lorenzo Bernini was at its highest level. This small church is located at the east end of the long Giacomo della Porta's cortile, behind the hidden walls of Palazzo alla Sapienza (now used by the State Archives of Rome) and very close to the Senate of Italy. The totally unique interior plan is based on two interpenetrating triangles, a sort of star/hexagon shape, probably resembling a Star of David / Star of Solomon, symbolizing wisdom. The main artwork of the interior is the altarpiece by Pietro da Cortona, portraying St. Yves.<br />
On the 19th February 1968 three students, Paolo Ramundo (26 years), Gianfranco Moltedo (26) and Martino Branca (27), with the help of Professor Paolo Portoghesi (37), occupied the Borromini's dome making one of the first actions the Roman student movement of the '68. The three were nicknamed "Gli Uccelli" (the Birds) for the verses they made during student assemblies. <<[…] We managed to get them out of the busy classrooms and those endless and wordy discussions and bring them to the center of Rome," they recall - "Ours was a cultural revolution, and where we could go if not in the dome of a revolutionary architect like Borromini." […]>> (1.)<br />
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Footnotes and links:<br />
1. For the Video: I tre 'Uccelli' tornano a Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza: "Così occupammo la cupola e scoppiٍ il '68" (Source, Repubblica.it, 19.02.18, ITA) http://bit.do/eWk9g<br />
http://bit.do/eWqV8 (Wikipedia.org ENG), http://bit.do/eWk9Q (University of Rome), http://bit.do/eWmab (Researchgate.net), http://bit.do/eWman (bluffton.edu)

Rome, 21/06/2019. Today, the Soprintendenza Speciale di Roma opens the gates of one of the 'hidden' treasures of the city of Rome, the Chiesa of Sant’Ivo Alla Sapienza (Church of Saint Ives at La Sapienza University of Rome). The Roman Baroque marvel and masterpiece of the architect Francesco Borromini, with its ecstatic dome and its exceptional Lantern, was built in 1642-1660, a period in which the rivalry between Borromini and the great master Gian Lorenzo Bernini was at its highest level. This small church is located at the east end of the long Giacomo della Porta's cortile, behind the hidden walls of Palazzo alla Sapienza (now used by the State Archives of Rome) and very close to the Senate of Italy. The totally unique interior plan is based on two interpenetrating triangles, a sort of star/hexagon shape, probably resembling a Star of David / Star of Solomon, symbolizing wisdom. The main artwork of the interior is the altarpiece by Pietro da Cortona, portraying St. Yves.
On the 19th February 1968 three students, Paolo Ramundo (26 years), Gianfranco Moltedo (26) and Martino Branca (27), with the help of Professor Paolo Portoghesi (37), occupied the Borromini's dome making one of the first actions the Roman student movement of the '68. The three were nicknamed "Gli Uccelli" (the Birds) for the verses they made during student assemblies. <<[…] We managed to get them out of the busy classrooms and those endless and wordy discussions and bring them to the center of Rome," they recall - "Ours was a cultural revolution, and where we could go if not in the dome of a revolutionary architect like Borromini." […]>> (1.)

Footnotes and links:
1. For the Video: I tre 'Uccelli' tornano a Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza: "Così occupammo la cupola e scoppiٍ il '68" (Source, Repubblica.it, 19.02.18, ITA) http://bit.do/eWk9g
http://bit.do/eWqV8 (Wikipedia.org ENG), http://bit.do/eWk9Q (University of Rome), http://bit.do/eWmab (Researchgate.net), http://bit.do/eWman (bluffton.edu)
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