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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
[...]Leaning against the ancient walls of the Passetto, a few steps from the Colonnade of St Peter’s
[...]As the plaque above it proclaims, the small marble fountain was built by an unknown artist in 1774, at the time of Pope Clement XIV, on the occasion of the restora
[...]From the Del Monte to the Colonna: history written in stone
Designed by Giacomo Della Porta in 1589 and built by Pompilio De Benedetti, the fountain consists of an octagonal travertine base on which rests a cup with the same shape.
This fountain was designed by Giacomo Della Porta and built by the sculptor Rocco Rossi from Fiesole in 1575 and completed in 1577.
In 1924, a competition was launched to build 5 fountains in newly built neighborhoods.
In 1587, under the pontificate of Pope Sixtus V, the restoration and reparation of the ancient Alexandrian Aqueduct were completed.
On the occasion of the arrangement of the central part of Piazza Mazzini, the architect Raffaele De Vico realised the large fountain - inspired by an ancient nymphaeum
[...]This is one of the most ancient monumental fountains in Rome, already documented in a map of Rome made by Pietro del Massaio in 1471, and for a long time it was also the only publi
[...]Built in 1949 in view of the Holy Year of 1950 as an exhibition of the waters of the Peschiera aqueduct - which has its own natural springs near Cittaducale (Rieti
[...]The most famous of the Roman fountains: a jewel of water and stone
This fountain was originally placed in a wash-house facing the basilica di San Clemente. It was designed in 1864 by Virgilio Vespignani under pope Pious the Ninth Mastai Ferretti (1846-1878).
The fountain, formed by a large basin in Egyptian granite from Assuan, rests on a Carrara marble base in the centre of a large peperino basin.
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