Piazza S. Salvatore in Lauro takes its name from the church of S. Salvatore in Lauro , a name probably originated from a grove of laurel that grew here in antiquity. Traces of the foundation of the church date back to the twelfth century, but was later rebuilt in 1449 by Cardinal Latino Orsini , in 1591 it was destroyed by a fire and then the Matte began to rebuild it in 1594. The bell tower and the sacristy were added in the eighteenth century by Nicola Salvi , the architect of the Trevi Fountain. In the church there is the first large altarpiece by Pietro da Cortona. Next to the church is the monastery of St. George has a beautiful cloister , probably built towards the end of the fifteenth century. From the left side , through a door fifteenth , will pass through a courtyard full of works of art from the ancient church. Outside the convent a fountain overlooking the square is the so-called Lion fountain , located , until the end of the nineteenth century , in panic , was saved from demolition with whom you wanted to rehabilitate the area and was dismantled in 1920 and reassembled in its current position .

Numbers 156-157 , the House of Fiammetta de Michaelis , the famous courtesan favorite of Cesare Borgia : This is a typical example of a house of the beginning of '400 with medieval elements . Built in brick, had a portico with two arches , three windows without shelves, a center sill adorned with a portico with pillars on the top floor , but it was completely altered in later periods. It should be emphasized that this is a secondary home Fiammetta , as the primary residence is located not far away, in Piazza Fiammetta , the only place dedicated to a courtesan. At No. 148 is located in what is considered the most beautiful street of the Coronary house , that of Prospero Mochi , Abbreviator and apostolic commissioner general of the fortifications at the time of Paul III, manufactured in 1516 , the house was built by Peter Mochi Roselli , a pupil of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. The building is on three floors with windows and doors, shaped according to the tradition of the first five Roman , adorned with heraldic coat of arms of Mochi and moral sayings .