Fontana di Piazza d'Aracoeli - Roma, Italy
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N 41° 53.666 E 012° 28.863
33T E 291034 N 4641123
The fountain in the Piazza d'Aracoeli is located at the base of the Capitoline Hill, in the little square with the same name, in Rome, Italy.
Waymark Code: WM10ZVE
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 07/19/2019
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"It is one of the first and simplest of Renaissance fountains that would embellish the city. Two circular basins, capture the water, the top ringed by children pouring water from jugs, while above them is the heraldic symbol of the papal family. Commissioned by Pope Sixtus V in 1589, the fountain was designed by Giacomo della Porta and constructed by Andrea Brasca, Pietro Gucci and Pace Naldini. In front of the fountain, once stood the facade of Santi Venanzio e Ansovino, razed and now replaced by the roads and park-space near the Altare della Patria." (
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