Alessandro Specchi (1668 – 1729) Born in Rome, he trained as an architect under Carlo Fontana. He also specialized as an engraver and made a well-known series of plates for prints of vedute or views of Rome. As an architect, he was influenced by Francesco Borromini. His first major constructed work was the design of the Baroque Porto di Ripetta, the port of Rome, on the banks of the River Tevere or Tiber. As the papal architect, he submitted a design for the famous Spanish Steps leading up from the Piazza di Spagna to the French church of the Trinità dei Monti. He as well designed the Palazzo de Carolis on the Via del Corso and made alterations to the Palazzo Albani, and additions to the Palazzo del Quirinale.
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