Fontane di Piazza Farnese
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Fontane della Piazza Farnese
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Fountain | |
One of the two fountains in
Piazza Farnese
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Location | Rome |
Coordinates: 41°53′41″N 12°28′15″E / 41.89472°N 12.47083°E / 41.89472; 12.47083 |
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.
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 .
See also
References
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Michael Wittmer, Wilhelm Molitor (1866).
Rom: ein Wegweiser durch die ewige Stadt und die römische Campagna
. Pustet. p.
87.
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External links
- Lucentini, M. (31 December 2012). The Rome Guide: Step by Step through History's Greatest City . ISBN 9781623710088 .
Media related to Fountains in Piazza Farnese (Rome) at Wikimedia Commons
Preceded
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Fontana di Piazza Colonna |
Landmarks of Rome
Fontane di Piazza Farnese |
Succeeded
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Fontana della Piazza dei Quiriti |