Trevi Fountain
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The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is the largest and one of the most famous fountains in Rome. Built between 1732 and 1762, it is located in the Trevi district, on the Piazza di Trevi, and is attached to the Palazzo Poli.
The Trevi Fountain is an example of the continuation of the Baroque style in 18th-century Rome, through its blend of effects (it plays on architecture, sculpture, and sound), and its monumentality (it is structured by four colossal columns).
This monument was commissioned by Pope Clement XII, who in 1730 organized a competition to celebrate, with a fountain, the Aqua Virgo aqueduct built in 19 BC. A more modest fountain did indeed mark the arrival of this aqueduct in the 1st century AD, but the Pope wanted a monumental structure.
The Trevi Fountain is an example of the continuation of the Baroque style in 18th-century Rome, through its blend of effects (it plays on architecture, sculpture, and sound), and its monumentality (it is structured by four colossal columns).
This monument was commissioned by Pope Clement XII, who in 1730 organized a competition to celebrate, with a fountain, the Aqua Virgo aqueduct built in 19 BC. A more modest fountain did indeed mark the arrival of this aqueduct in the 1st century AD, but the Pope wanted a monumental structure.
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