The Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi)! A visitor cannot come to Rome without witnessing this magnificent master piece created in the middle of Rome.
It's the largest standing and most ambitious of the Baroque fountains of Rome. Measuring 25.9 meters (85 feet) high and 19.8 meters (65 feet) wide. Rome is rich in abundance of fountains. Currently consisted of over 3,000 fountains scattered all over the city. There is no place on earth like this.
The place where the fountain is located is at the juncture of three roads. It marks the point of arrival of one of the most ancient aqueducts that supplied water to Rome, the Acqua Vergine acqueduct, stretched 22 km (14 miles) away from the city. The Aqua Virgo acqueduct also fed water into the Baths of Agrippa and has served the city of Rome for more 400 years.
Many changes were made as the centuries passed. In 1629 Pope Urban VIII asked Bernini to give the fountain a new definite, monumental form since he thought the earlier fountain was losing its beauty.
When the Urban VIII died the project was forgotten! But in 1732 Nicola Salvi adopted it again and took it over. The fountain was completed in 1762, the orignal Bernini's project was rejected but there are many Bernini touches in the fountain anyway.
Coin throwing: A traditional legend says that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are sure to return to Rome. For those who are not familiar with the tossing of the "three coins". They were thrown by three different individuals, the current version is that two coins will lead to a new romance and three will ensure either a marriage or divorce!
How your love could be governed by the tossing of three coins into a fountain is still a mystery many people believes in. This act has to be done with the right hand over one's left shoulder and is said to bring good luck.
Approximately more than 4,000 dollars are thrown into the fountain every day and collected during the night. Out of all this money lots have been used to help needy people in Rome. On a regular basis there are attempts to steal coins from the fountain, often using some a magnetized pole. In 1998 the fountain was refurbished and the stonework was scrubbed providing Trevi Fountain with re-circulating pumps.
Many people wonder what is the building behind Trevi Fountain. It's called Palazzo dei Duchi di Polis. In the center is a modeled replica of the triumphal arch. The center niche has free-standing columns for maximal light-and-shade.
On the outside Oceanus, water is coming out from her urn and Salubrity is holding a cup from where the snake is drinkin. There is a copy of the Roman origin of the aqueducts on the top. Horses and tritons provide a balance, giving maximum contrast with their facial expressions and poses.
The theme of the gigantic scheme that jumps forward it's called "Taming of the waters". The mixing of water and rockwork is simply amazing.
No doubt that Trevi is by far one of the most facinating place in Rome where to stay. - 15266
It's the largest standing and most ambitious of the Baroque fountains of Rome. Measuring 25.9 meters (85 feet) high and 19.8 meters (65 feet) wide. Rome is rich in abundance of fountains. Currently consisted of over 3,000 fountains scattered all over the city. There is no place on earth like this.
The place where the fountain is located is at the juncture of three roads. It marks the point of arrival of one of the most ancient aqueducts that supplied water to Rome, the Acqua Vergine acqueduct, stretched 22 km (14 miles) away from the city. The Aqua Virgo acqueduct also fed water into the Baths of Agrippa and has served the city of Rome for more 400 years.
Many changes were made as the centuries passed. In 1629 Pope Urban VIII asked Bernini to give the fountain a new definite, monumental form since he thought the earlier fountain was losing its beauty.
When the Urban VIII died the project was forgotten! But in 1732 Nicola Salvi adopted it again and took it over. The fountain was completed in 1762, the orignal Bernini's project was rejected but there are many Bernini touches in the fountain anyway.
Coin throwing: A traditional legend says that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are sure to return to Rome. For those who are not familiar with the tossing of the "three coins". They were thrown by three different individuals, the current version is that two coins will lead to a new romance and three will ensure either a marriage or divorce!
How your love could be governed by the tossing of three coins into a fountain is still a mystery many people believes in. This act has to be done with the right hand over one's left shoulder and is said to bring good luck.
Approximately more than 4,000 dollars are thrown into the fountain every day and collected during the night. Out of all this money lots have been used to help needy people in Rome. On a regular basis there are attempts to steal coins from the fountain, often using some a magnetized pole. In 1998 the fountain was refurbished and the stonework was scrubbed providing Trevi Fountain with re-circulating pumps.
Many people wonder what is the building behind Trevi Fountain. It's called Palazzo dei Duchi di Polis. In the center is a modeled replica of the triumphal arch. The center niche has free-standing columns for maximal light-and-shade.
On the outside Oceanus, water is coming out from her urn and Salubrity is holding a cup from where the snake is drinkin. There is a copy of the Roman origin of the aqueducts on the top. Horses and tritons provide a balance, giving maximum contrast with their facial expressions and poses.
The theme of the gigantic scheme that jumps forward it's called "Taming of the waters". The mixing of water and rockwork is simply amazing.
No doubt that Trevi is by far one of the most facinating place in Rome where to stay. - 15266
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