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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi is a fountain in the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy. It was designed in 1651 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini for Pope Innocent X whose family palace, the Palazzo Pamphili, faced onto the piazza as did the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone of which Innocent was the sponsor.
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi is a fountain in the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy. It was designed in 1651 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini for Pope Innocent X whose family palace, the Palazzo Pamphili, faced onto the piazza as did the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone of which Innocent was the sponsor.
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The Quattro Fiumi, made by Bernini in 1651 on commission of Pope Innocent X of the Pamphili family. 🔻Go to my YouTube for a longer version of a piazza Navona video! ⛲️ Each has animals and plants that further carry further identification, and each carries a certain number of allegories and metaphors with it. The Ganges carries a long oar, representing the river's navigability. 💦The Nile's head is draped with a loose piece of cloth, meaning that no one at that time knew exactly where the Nile's source was. The Danube touches the Pope's personal coat of arms, since it is the large river closest to Rome. And the Río de la Plata is sitting on a pile of coins, a symbol of the riches America could offer to Europe (the word plata means "silver" in Spanish). 🐍Also, the Río de la Plata looks scared by a snake, showing rich men's fear that their money could be stolen. Each is a river god, semi-prostrate, in awe of the central tower, epitomized by the slender Egyptian obelisk, symbolizing Papal power surmounted by the Pamphili symbol (dove). A legend, common with illegal tour-“guides”, is that Bernini positioned the cowering Rio de la Plata River as if the sculpture was fearing the facade of the church of Sant'Agnese by his rival Borromini; in reality, the fountain was completed several years before Borromini began work on the church. Follow @travelbymitra / @tourguidemitra for more travel and history! ———————————— #rometour #rometravel #virtuosotraveladvisor #romeguide #rometrip
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Uncover the captivating stories behind Piazza Navona’s statues! 😍✨ 🇮🇹 The Quattro Fiumi was made by Bernini in 1651 on commission of Pope Innocent X of the Pamphili family. ⛲️ Each has animals and plants that further carry further identification, and each carries a certain number of allegories and metaphors with it. The Ganges carries a long oar, representing the river’s navigability. 💦 The Nile’s head is draped with a loose piece of cloth, meaning that no one at that time knew exactly where the Nile’s source was. The Danube touches the Pope’s personal coat of arms, since it is the large river closest to Rome. And the Río de la Plata is sitting on a pile of coins, a symbol of the riches America could offer to Europe (the word plata means “silver” in Spanish). 🐍 Also, the Río de la Plata looks scared by a snake, showing rich men’s fear that their money could be stolen. Each is a river god, semi-prostrate, in awe of the central tower, epitomized by the slender Egyptian obelisk, symbolizing Papal power surmounted by the Pamphili symbol (dove). ✨ A legend, common with illegal tour-“guides”, is that Bernini positioned the cowering Rio de la Plata River as if the sculpture was fearing the facade of the church of Sant’Agnese by his rival Borromini; in reality, the fountain was completed several years before Borromini began work on the church.
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) is a fountain in the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy. It was designed in 1651 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini for Pope Innocent X whose family palace, the Palazzo Pamphili, faced onto the piazza as did the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone of which Innocent was the sponsor. The base of the fountain is a basin from the centre of which travertine rocks rise to support four river gods and above them, a copy of an Egyptian obelisk surmounted with the Pamphili family emblem of a dove with an olive twig. Collectively, they represent four major rivers of the four continents through which papal authority had spread: the Nile representing Africa, the Danube representing Europe, the Ganges representing Asia, and the Río de la Plata representing the Americas. —————————————- La Fontana dei quattro fiumi (o anche solo Fontana dei fiumi) si trova a Roma al centro di Piazza Navona, davanti alla chiesa di Sant'Agnese in Agone (chiesa realizzata su progetto di Francesco Borromini), ed è stata ideata e plasmata dallo scultore e architetto Gian Lorenzo Bernini tra il luglio 1648 ed il giugno 1651 su commissione di papa Innocenzo X, in piena epoca barocca, durante il periodo più fecondo di questo artista. La Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi realizza lo straordinario supporto alla copia romana di un obelisco egizio, proveniente dal Circo di Massenzio. Opera di architettura, oltre che di scultura, la fontana mette in mostra un vero e proprio artificio barocco, nell'appoggio dell'obelisco sul vuoto.
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This is the centrepiece fountain monument at Piazza Navona facing the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone. It is the work of Bernini (1651) and is considered a Baroque masterpiece, perhaps one of the most beautiful fountains in the city of Rome. Hard to imagine passing through the square and not being able to admire this landmark fountain. Interestingly, the fountain features a repurposed Egyptian Agonale Obelisk, which has a neat history of its own between its earlier life near Aswan, Egypt and later in Rome. What you will see is a circular construct of four River Gods (Ganges, Danube, Nile and Plate) situated around contoured rock holding up the obelisk. Water spouts from various points filling up the basin which includes various sea creatures. It is well worth walking fully around the fountain a couple times to appreciate and better grasp the theme of this monument. The fountain is beautiful when viewed against blue sky and is equally impressive at night when illuminated by floodlights. It is also worth seeing the Moor Fountain and Neptune Fountain, both by Giacomo della Porta, flanking Bernini's masterpiece on opposite ends of Piazza Navona. Collectively, they do much to adorn this beautiful square in Rome
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The magnificent fountain, built by Bernini fifteen centuries after the Obelisco Agonale dating back to the first century, stands in the shadow of the obelisk, making it the heart of Navona Square. The four large sculptures around the obelisk represent the four great rivers of the known world at the time: the Rio de la Plata, the Ganges, the Nile, and the Danube. Each sculpture's depiction and narrative are truly worth exploring. For instance, the sculpture representing the Nile River has its head covered because the source of the Nile was unknown at the time. There are many interpretations and stories surrounding the fountain. As enjoyable as reading the interpretations can be, reading the stories, even if they may not be entirely accurate, is also delightful. For example, the most well-known story revolves around the rivalry between Bernini and Borromini. It claims that the statues in the fountain turn their faces away from Borromini's work, Sant'Agnese in Agone. Of course, the story is fictional, but even contemplating how wonderfully it was fabricated when looking at the fountain and the church will bring a smile to your face.
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There are 3 famous fountains here. Fontana die Quattro Fiumi, Fontana del Moro and Fontana del Neptune. but the main attraction in Piazza Navona is the Fontana die Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) and it was designed by none other than Gian Lorenzo Bernini for Pope X. The base of the fountain is travertine rock which supports the four river gods. Above the Gods is an ancient Egyptian obelisk with a dove and Pamphili crescent at the top. Each of the four statues pays tribute to one of the major rivers in the world. it was great talking to guide who was puffing and enlighten me through his knowledge. The four river Gods represent the papal authority throughout the world. The Nile (Africa), the Danube (Europe), the Ganges (Asia, India), and the Rio del la Plata (America). The design is absolutely beautiful. Recently the fountain became more famous due to Dan Brown’s book “Angels and Demons” ( that where villain Drowns saint into the fountain and Robert Langdon saved him, yes that one). The fountain resides outside the Pamphili Palace which served as a family residence for the Pope.
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