Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain) - Rome, Italy
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The most famous and arguably the most beautiful fountain in all of Rome - Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain) - emitted in 1973 in a serie of stamps dedicated to most famous Italian fountains
Waymark Code: WMC88V
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 08/07/2011
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Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain)- the largest and most spectacular fountain in Rome - is depicted on Italian stamp emitted on November 10, 1973 in a serie dedicated to a most famous Italian fountains.
The fountain is the most famous and arguably the most beautiful fountain in all of Rome. This impressive monument dominates the small Trevi square located in the Quirinale district.
In 1732, Pope Clement XII commissioned Nicola Salvi to create a large fountain at the Trevi Square. A previous undertaking to build the fountain after a design by Bernini was halted a century earlier after the death of Pope Urban VIII. Salvi based his theatrical masterpiece on this design. Construction of the monumental baroque fountain was finally completed in 1762. The Trevi fountain is at the ending part of the Aqua Virgo, an aqueduct constructed in 19 BC. It brings water all the way from the Salone Springs (approx 20km from Rome) and supplies the fountains in the historic center of Rome with water.
Stamp Issuing Country: Italy
Date of Issue: November 10, 1973
Denomination: 25 Italian Lires
Color: multicolor
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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