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In early 18th-century Rome, the ancient area of the Forum Boarium was still sparsely populated.
The fountain of the Babuino (Baboon), so renamed by the Roman people because of its ugliness recalling the figure of a monkey in the statue above the basin, was originally a "semi-
[...]A male figure with a badly-damaged face holds a barrel in his hands, out of which flows a stream of water creating a little fountain: it is the so-called Fountain of the Porter leaning against the
[...]The River Fountain which dates back to the 17th century, is located inside Villa Celimontana, on the Celio hill.
The fountain of the Moro (Moor) is fed by the Acqua Vergine and situated on the Southern side of Piazza Navona
[...]Created by the Ticinese stonemason Filippo Bai, the Fontana del Navigante adorned the hemicycle above Porto di Ripetta, essential access to the city.
The fountain of Nettuno (Neptune) is placed in the Western hemicycle of Piazza del Popolo on t
[...]Created by the sculptor Leonardo Sormani, on a 1575 design by the architect Giacomo della Porta (1533-1602), the fountain of the Pantheon was one
[...]Located in via Goffredo Mameli, on the slopes of the Janiculum Hill, the ancient Fountain of the Prisoner was built in 1587-1590, as an ornament of the garden of Villa Mont
[...]The fountain, also known as Cupid’s, stands in the center of the Garden of the Villa Pamphilj Theater and was built in 1855 by the architect Andrea Busiri
[...]Along Lungotevere Tor di Nona, the fountain stands at the point where, in Roman times, there was a docking of the river, used for the landing of marble and, in the Middle Ages, for
[...]The splendid Triton Fountain, a masterpiece by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, was built between the en
[...]Located in the Nomentano district, in front of the Church of Sant’Agnese, the fountain was built on the initiative of the Municipality of Rome in 1900, in a rural
[...]In Piazza Trilussa, you can find the beautiful fountain of Acqua Paola, also known as
[...]The fountain is located in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano at the foot of the imposing red granite obelisk, the tallest and the most ancient in Rome, raised by Domenico Fon
[...]The Garbatella, off the well-known paths of the historic centre, is one of the most evocative and fascinating districts of Rome.
The monumental fountain is placed at the foot of the beautiful Terrace of the Pincio
[...]In the large squares, in the famous streets but also in forgotten alleys and hidden corners, Rome has a wealth of fountains unique in number and value.
Since the Renaissance, small fountains were built next to the monumental fountains "for the convenience of individuals," the so-called "horse troughs" used to collect the water re
[...]At the centre of the monumental Piazza della Repubblica is the most beautiful of the moder
[...]Walking in the Vatican area, a curious fountain stands out just beyond the open archways in the Passetto di Borgo
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