The Trevi Fountain - Fontana di Trevi [Rome, Italy] - The Most Famous Fountains In The World
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Fontana di Trevi - Rome, Italy
The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy. It is designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi but he died in 1751 with his work half finished. After that, it was completed by Pietro Bracci. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft) high and 49.15 metres (161.3 ft) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city. It is one of the most famous fountains in the world.
History before 1629:-
The fountain at the junction of three roads (tre vie) marks the terminal point of the "modern" Acqua Vergine, the revived Aqua Virgo, one of the aqueducts that supplied water to ancient Rome.
In 19 BC, supposedly with the help of a virgin, Roman technicians located a source of pure water some 13 km (8.1 mi) from the city. It served Rome for more than 400 years.
Commission, Construction and Design:-
In 1629 Pope Urban VIII, finding the earlier fountain insufficiently dramatic. He asked Gian Lorenzo Bernini to sketch possible renovations, but the project was abandoned when the pope died. Though Bernini's project was never constructed, there are many Bernini touches in the fountain as it exists today. Its Work began in 1732 and the fountain was completed in 1762, long after Salvi's death, when Pietro Bracci's Oceanus was set in the central niche. He had made sure a stubborn barber's unsightly sign would not spoil the ensemble, hiding it behind a sculpted vase, called by Romans the asso di coppe, the "Ace of Cups".
The Trevi Fountain was finished in 1762 by Giuseppe Pannini. who substituted the present allegories for planned sculptures of Agrippa and "Trivia", the Roman virgin.
Coin Throwing:-
Coins are purportedly meant to be thrown using the right hand over the left shoulder. This was the theme of 1954's Three Coins in the Fountain and the Academy Award-winning song by that name which introduced the picture. An estimated 3,000 Euros are thrown into the fountain each day.
In 2016, an estimated US $1.5 million was thrown into the fountain. The money has been used to subsidise a supermarket for Rome's needy; However, there are regular attempts to steal coins from the fountain although it is illegal to do so.
Trivia:-
In 1973, Italian National Postal Service dedicated a postage stamp to the Trevi Fountain.
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