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Spanish Steps (or Scalinata) in Rome, Italy - 138 steps that climb a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church at the top; the Scalinata is the widest staircase in Europe; designed by Francesco De Santis, built between 1723-26; photo by Pietro Bernini