Fontane di Piazza Farnese

41°53′41″N 12°28′15″E / 41.89472°N 12.47083°E / 41.89472; 12.47083

The Fontane della Piazza Farnese are two identical decorative fountains located in the Piazza Farnese, in front of the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, Italy. They were placed in the Piazza in the 16th century.

History

The granite stone basins of the fountains are believed to come from the ancient Roman Baths of Caracalla. The emblems on the upper part of the fountain are those of the Farnese family, and the builder of the Palazzo, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, later Pope Paul III.

See also

References

  • Michael Wittmer; Wilhelm Molitor (1866). Rom: ein Wegweiser durch die ewige Stadt und die römische Campagna. Pustet. p. 87.

External links

  • Lucentini, M. (31 December 2012). The Rome Guide: Step by Step through History's Greatest City. ISBN 978-1-62371-008-8.

Media related to Fountains in Piazza Farnese (Rome) at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by
Fontana di Piazza Colonna
Landmarks of Rome
Fontane di Piazza Farnese
Succeeded by
Fontana della Piazza dei Quiriti
  • v
  • t
  • e
Walls and gatesAncient obelisksAncient Roman
landmarks
Triumphal arches
Aqueducts
Sewers
Public baths
Religious
Fora
Civic
Entertainment
Palaces and villae
Column monuments
Commerce
Tombs
Bridges
Roman Catholic
basilicas
Other churchesCastles and palacesFountainsOther landmarksSquares, streets
and public spacesParks, gardens
and zoosMuseums and
art galleries
ArtLandscape
Seven Hills
Metropolitan City
of Rome CapitalEvents and traditionsEnclave