Fountains in Rome - Monumental Fountains

Monumental Fountains

These fountains were built at the termini of the restored aqueducts of Rome, to supply water to the population and to glorify the Popes who built them.

  • Fontana dell'Acqua Felice

  • Fontana dell'Acqua Paola

  • The Trevi Fountain

  • Fontana dell'Acqua Felice in the Quirinal District, by Domenico Fontana (1585–86)
  • Fontana dell'Acqua Paola (Gianicolo, Via Garibaldi) (1610–1612)
  • Fontana di Trevi, (Trevi Fountain) (1732–1762)

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