Fountains

of Rome by Philip Greenspun; created 1995

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The

The Big One

(Fontana di Trevi)

Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), completed in 1762 designed by Nicola Salvi Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), completed in 1762 designed by Nicola Salvi Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), completed in 1762 designed by Nicola Salvi Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), completed in 1762 designed by Nicola Salvi Girls feeding pigeons at the Fontana di Trevi A tour group in Rome (plus some locals), a few steps from the Fontana di Trevi

A little one

Bernini's Fontana del Tritone in Piazza Barberini.

The local eccentric hanging out in front of Bernini's Fontana del Tritone in Rome's Piazza Barberini The local eccentric hanging out in front of Bernini's Fontana del Tritone in Rome's Piazza Barberini Bernini's Fontana del Tritone in Rome's Piazza Barberini, created in 1642 for Pope Urban VIII Barberini. Bernini's Fontana del Tritone in Rome's Piazza Barberini, created in 1642 for Pope Urban VIII Barberini.

Bernini's Fontana del Tritone in Rome's Piazza Barberini, created in 1642 for Pope Urban VIII Barberini.

One with an impressive neighbor

... right in front of the Pantheon (I guess I'll throw my Pantheon photos in here as well).

An African vendor outside the Pantheon Interior of Rome's Pantheon, built by Hadrian as a temple around AD 120 and converted to a church in the middle ages A cafe in Piazza della Rotunda, in front of Rome's Pantheon The fountain in Piazza della Rotunda, in front of Rome's Pantheon Rome's Pantheon, built by Hadrian as a temple around AD 120 and converted to a church in the middle ages

The one in the Piazza Navonna

Ones with very bad PR agents

Fontana dell'Acqua Felice ( Fontana dell'Acqua Felice ( A lion in the Fontana dell'Acqua Felice ( Le Quattro Fontane are four small fountains at the intersection of Via della Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale in Rome. Each one is set into a corner building and dates from circa 1590.

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