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has it, illustrated in the upper panel of the fountain, which was a girl to tell soldiers thirsty Agrippa where there a copious source. From this derives the name of that running for a long stretch underground, is the one between those of Rome remained in use almost continuously since its construction today. It is precisely this which supplies water fountains monumental historical center, from Piazza Navona to Piazza di Spagna.

Trevi The name derives from the word Trivium instead, a meeting of three streets that form this small square.

Truly amazing to see so great a fountain in a square so small, but the author Nicola Salvi, who created between 1732 and 1762, he studied carefully the way to increase the feeling of wonder. In fact built, before making a small scene in balconies, almost as if it were

a theatre! The artist, however, was disturbed during the work, by continuing criticism from a barber shop that had the square. To do so silent, in a night Salvi created the bulk vessel, called nicely l ' "ace of cups" that balustrade on the right, precludeva completely views of the fountain shop. Everyone knows that if

You want to return to Rome, you have to throw a coin in the tub but, attention, a desire that it will be necessary to launch it back!

Taking up Via della Printing and continuing to Via del Nazareno sooner we arrive at Piazza di Spain where, at the foot of the Spanish Steps, lies the Fountain of Barcaccia. This is by Pietro Bernini, who created probably around 1629 with the help of the famous son Gian Lorenzo. According to tradition, the unusual fountain shaped boat semisommersa was desired by Pope Urban VIII Barberini in memory of a halt Boat remained in the square during the great flood of 1598. Actually, the idea of representing the boat sank while it was dictated by the genius of Bernini which was solve a technical problem here is the pressure of the Virgin was pretty low and we had to create a fountain below the ground level.

From Piazza of Spain begins Via del Babuino, renowned for its antique shops, which owes its name to a small fountain against the church of Saint Athanasius the Greeks. The ancient statue that overlooks the pool granite depicts a Silenus lying sogghigna but that the Romany, because of its ugliness, compared to a scimmiotto or, indeed, a babuino. It is said that a cardinal, some 'progress over the years, every time we passed here inginocchiava was deemed compared with the effigy of St. Jerome. The Babuino is one of the statues' speakers' in Rome, where they were posted satire and invectives, strictly anonymous, a political nature.

Parallel to Via del Babuino runs Via Margutta, since'600, Italian and foreign artists have chosen as the picturesque venue for their studios. Although now is no longer as it once was, the road has maintained a considerable charm, thanks to the presence of shops like that of "Marmoraro, to 53, where he still works with marble craftsmanship and old tools. Pretty Fontanella of the artists, at the civic 54, was built in 1927 by Pietro Lombardi for recall this peculiarity of the street because depicts tripod, trespoli, brushes and palettes.

This original composition is part of the series of Fontanelle Rionali realized starting in 1927 by Peter Lombardi. Each district of Rome is represented by one or more objects symbol of the area - the pine cone for the district Pigna (Piazza San Marco), Triregno for the Vatican (Largo del Colonnato), amphorae for Testaccio (Piazza Testaccio), the rudder for the district Ripa (Lungotevere Ripa), and so on - all harmoniously placed in the context that surrounds it.

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