The Fountains of Rome

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The Fountain of Piazza dell' Aracoeli

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Map

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Fountain in Piazza dell' Aracoeli

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The Fontana di Piazza dell' Aracoeli was commissioned by Pope Sixtus V (r. 1585-90) and designed by Giambattista della Porta. 

The upper basin is decorated with four putti, who stand in a circle with their backs to each other. The fountain is crowned with the heraldic hills of the pope's coat of arms.  

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