Just in front of the Pantheon, this fountain was built in 1585 by Giacomo della Porta. It has an egyptian original obelisk on top, put there in 1711.
This fountain has a long story behind.
It has been built in about 312 years from 1450 until 1762. The water comes from an old roman aqueduct (Acqua Vergine) from Tivoli.
The first version is from Leon Battista Alberti, then worked on it Gian Lorenzo Bernini and finally finished it the architect Nicola Salvi.
Don't forget to throw a coin into the fountain if you want to come back to Rome one day !! :)
In Piazza della Repubblica (ex Piazza Esedra)... quite close to the Termini station.
Few meters from Campo de' Fiori...
The tubs used for these fountains (there are two like this one) are huge and monolithic. They come from Egypt.
The four river's fountain (Danube, Nile, Ganges, Rio della Plata) in Piazza Navona was built by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. A legend says that if you want to split with your partner... you just need to walk all around one of the three fountains of this square. So ... be careful on where you walk !! :)
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finally finally ...cant wait to savour Rome and immortalise it with my camera ...thanks for the cool tips and beautiful pictures ;-)
Thanks for yout beatiful Rome Page , we and you have a old history , i hope see you here in Iran
I can't wait to see it. Just beautiful.
Ciao, le tue foto sono stupende...veramente. Io addoro l'italia...Un saluto dalla Slovacchia
Now that's a place you'd always want to come back to... Thanks for the great pictures.
great piccs, beutiful italy.
Buoni tips! Tornerò a Roma verso fine anno. Ciao!
Love love love the gattos here! Great pictures I want to pet them all. Eileen
Thank you for the nice pics. I have been in Rome this Feb. Really pleasant trip . I love this city and will be back again. :)
What a great page on Rome. I love your pics and you have loads of good tips as well. I cant wait until I go.
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