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Fontane e monumenti a Roma

Fountains & Monuments

Rome’s urban landscape is defined by centuries of monumental artistry, from the ancient engineering of the Colosseum and the Pantheon’s massive concrete dome to the Baroque mastery of Bernini’s Triton Fountain and the grand colonnade at St. Peter's Square. This collection highlights the city's hydraulic heritage through the iconic Trevi Fountain and the Renaissance-era Turtle Fountain, alongside ancient Egyptian obelisks like the Montecitorio. These landmarks represent a chronological journey from the Roman Empire’s triumphal arches to the ornate marble displays of the Papal era.

Fountains & Monuments — Mappa

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Fountain of Neptune

Baroque fountain featuring a sculpture of Neptune battling sea creatures, located in a historic city square. Originally built in 1574 and enhanced with sculptures in 1873, it is an important artistic and historical landmark.

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Turtle Fountain

Historic bronze fountain featuring sculptures of children, dolphins, and turtles, designed in the late Renaissance period.

Paolo Monti / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Fontana del Moro

Fontana del Moro is a fountain located at the southern end of the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy.

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Acqua Paola Fountain

One of the most beautiful fountains in Rome, this marble fountain, located on the top of the Janiculum Hill, was the first major fountain…

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Triton Fountain

Fontana del Tritone is a seventeenth-century fountain in Rome, by the Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

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Santa Maria in Trastevere Square

The Fountain in Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere is a fountain located in the square in front of the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere,…

Lalupa / CC-BY-SA-3.0

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Fontana della Barcaccia

The Fontana della Barcaccia is a Baroque-style fountain found at the foot of the Spanish Steps in Rome's Piazza di Spagna.

Diliff / CC BY-SA 2.5

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Colosseum

Ancient elliptical amphitheatre and UNESCO World Heritage site that served as the largest venue for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. It stands as a significant example of ancient engineering and architecture.

Mattes / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Column of the Immaculate Conception, Rome

The Column of the Immaculate Conception is a nineteenth-century monument in central Rome depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary, located in what…

Matteo Casappa / CC-BY-SA

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Bernini's Colonnade

Grand Baroque monument featuring 284 massive travertine columns. This architectural landmark is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and serves as a central location for major religious celebrations.

Diliff / CC BY 3.0

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Trevi Fountain

Baroque fountain renowned for its grand architecture and artistic sculptures, historically marking the end point of the aqueduct Vergine. It is notable for the tradition of coin tossing associated with it.

Indrani Iragavarapu / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Pantheon

Ancient Roman temple and minor basilica featuring the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. This 2nd-century structure is one of the best-preserved buildings from antiquity and serves as both a Catholic church and a state museum.

MM / Public domain

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Pantheon obelisk

The Pantheon obelisk or Obelisco Macuteo is an Egyptian obelisk in Rome in Piazza della Rotonda in front of the Pantheon on a fountain.

MM / Public domain

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Arch of Janus

The Arch of Janus is the only quadrifrons triumphal arch preserved in Rome.

Lalupa / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Obelisk of Montecitorio

The Obelisk of Montecitorio, also known as Solare, is an ancient Egyptian, red granite obelisk of Psamtik II from Heliopolis.

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