Fontane di Piazza Farnese
Fontane della Piazza Farnese | |
|---|---|
| Fountain | |
 One of the two fountains in Piazza Farnese | |
| Location | Rome |
| Coordinates: 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 |