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Which came first: The Birth of Venus or the Spanish Steps?

The Birth of Venus came first, in c. 1485 (painted). The Spanish Steps followed about 240 years later, in 1725 (completed).

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Firstc. 1485
The Birth of Venus
painting · painted
Botticelli painted The Birth of Venus in the mid-1480s.
Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata
Second1725
The Spanish Steps
landmark · completed
The Spanish Steps in Rome were completed in 1725.
Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.

The Birth of Venus

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