The Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi)! A visitor cannot come to Rome without witnessing this magnificent master piece created in the middle of Rome.
Probably it's the largest and most beautiful of the Baroque fountains of Rome. It measures 25.9 meters (85 feet) high and 19.8 meters (65 feet) wide. In Rome there are plenty of fountains, more then 3,000 scattered all over the city. But there is no place on earth like this!
This masterpiece is located at the crossing of 3 streets (tre vie) and it's the final point of the "modern" Acqua Vergine which is anancient aqueduct that supplied water to Rome, more than 22 km (14 miles) away from the city. This aqueduct served Rome for more than 400 years.
During the last centuries it has gone through many changes and finally in 1629 Pope Urban VIII asked Bernini for a new proposal and design as he thought the earlier fountain was losing its beauty.
The project was put apart and forgotten when the Pope died! But it was then again taken over and adopted by Nicola Salvi! Finally in 1732 activities started and the fountain was finished by 1762. Even though Bernini's project was rejected you can easily recognize many Bernini touches in the overall fountain design.
A traditional legend says that when a visitor throws a coin into the fountain, he will be back to Rome again. The tossing of the "three coins" was supposed to be done by three different individuals, but nowadays the current version of the legend says that two coins will lead to a new romance and three will ensure that you will either divorce or get married!
This act brings good luck and has to be accomplished by throwing three coins with the right hand over one's left shoulder into the Trevi Fountain.
Each day approximately three thousands euros are believed to be thrown into the fountain and collected at night. The money has been used to help poor people and homeless in Rome. Nevertheless regular attempts to steal coins from the fountain are witnessed very frequently, including some using a magnetized pole. In 1998 the fountain has been refurbished and provided with re-circulating pumps.
If you are wondering what is the building behind Trevi Fountain...well, it's called Palazzo dei Duchi di Polis and in the center you can see a modeled replica of the triumphal arch. The center niche has free-standing columns for maximal light-and-shade.
On the outside Oceanus, water comes out from her urn and Salubrity holds a cup from which a snake drinks out from. On the top is a copy of the Roman origin of the aqueducts. The tritons and horses provide symmetrical balance, with the maximum contrast with their facial expressions and poses.
"Taming of the waters" is the theme of the gigantic scheme that jumps forward, mixing water and rockwork, and filling the small square.
Trevi area is definetely one of the most beautiful areas of Rome.
Probably it's the largest and most beautiful of the Baroque fountains of Rome. It measures 25.9 meters (85 feet) high and 19.8 meters (65 feet) wide. In Rome there are plenty of fountains, more then 3,000 scattered all over the city. But there is no place on earth like this!
This masterpiece is located at the crossing of 3 streets (tre vie) and it's the final point of the "modern" Acqua Vergine which is anancient aqueduct that supplied water to Rome, more than 22 km (14 miles) away from the city. This aqueduct served Rome for more than 400 years.
During the last centuries it has gone through many changes and finally in 1629 Pope Urban VIII asked Bernini for a new proposal and design as he thought the earlier fountain was losing its beauty.
The project was put apart and forgotten when the Pope died! But it was then again taken over and adopted by Nicola Salvi! Finally in 1732 activities started and the fountain was finished by 1762. Even though Bernini's project was rejected you can easily recognize many Bernini touches in the overall fountain design.
A traditional legend says that when a visitor throws a coin into the fountain, he will be back to Rome again. The tossing of the "three coins" was supposed to be done by three different individuals, but nowadays the current version of the legend says that two coins will lead to a new romance and three will ensure that you will either divorce or get married!
This act brings good luck and has to be accomplished by throwing three coins with the right hand over one's left shoulder into the Trevi Fountain.
Each day approximately three thousands euros are believed to be thrown into the fountain and collected at night. The money has been used to help poor people and homeless in Rome. Nevertheless regular attempts to steal coins from the fountain are witnessed very frequently, including some using a magnetized pole. In 1998 the fountain has been refurbished and provided with re-circulating pumps.
If you are wondering what is the building behind Trevi Fountain...well, it's called Palazzo dei Duchi di Polis and in the center you can see a modeled replica of the triumphal arch. The center niche has free-standing columns for maximal light-and-shade.
On the outside Oceanus, water comes out from her urn and Salubrity holds a cup from which a snake drinks out from. On the top is a copy of the Roman origin of the aqueducts. The tritons and horses provide symmetrical balance, with the maximum contrast with their facial expressions and poses.
"Taming of the waters" is the theme of the gigantic scheme that jumps forward, mixing water and rockwork, and filling the small square.
Trevi area is definetely one of the most beautiful areas of Rome.
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