Fontane_di_Piazza_Farnese

Fontane di Piazza Farnese

Fontane di Piazza Farnese

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The Fontane della Piazza Farnese are two identical decorative fountains located in the Piazza Farnese, in front of the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, Italy. They were placed in the Piazza in the 16th century.

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History

The granite stone basins of the fountains are believed to come from the ancient Roman Baths of Caracalla. The emblems on the upper part of the fountain are those of the Farnese family, and the builder of the Palazzo, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, later Pope Paul III.

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References

  • Michael Wittmer; Wilhelm Molitor (1866). Rom: ein Wegweiser durch die ewige Stadt und die römische Campagna. Pustet. p. 87.

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Preceded by
Fontana di Piazza Colonna		 Landmarks of Rome
Fontane di Piazza Farnese		 Succeeded by
Fontana della Piazza dei Quiriti
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