ABSTRACT
The Campo dei Fiori is unique because it has maintained its medieval organic form and use rather than being overly refined into a precious gem. It continues to function primarily as a daily market square for the city’s residents. Though other squares in Rome continue as functioning spaces for Rome’s inhabitants, many of the squares, such as Piazza Navona or the Piazza del Rotunda, are inundated with tourists. As such, they are not so much local squares but international squares. By its use, size, surrounding buildings and those that use it, Campo dei Fiori remains a comfortable, unselfconscious space in the city.
