The Most Famous Fountain in the World

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Fontana di Trevi

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The Fontana di Trevi was commissioned by Pope Clement XII (r. 1730-40) and designed by Nicola Salvi (1697-1751). The project dragged on for 30 years (1732-1762) and was finally completed after Salvi's death by Giuseppe Pannini (1720-1812). 

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Coat of arms & inscription of Pope Clement XII

Oceanus is flanked by statues of Abundance and Health

Two Tritons & and their Horses

'Agrippa Approves the Design of the Aqueduct', relief by G.B. Grossi

A Young Woman Indicates the Spring to Some Soldiers', relief by Andrea Bergondi

Coat of arms of Pope Clement XII

The Trevi Fountain at night

Marcello Mastroianni & Anita Ekberg in a scene from Fellini's La Dolce Vita