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Fountain of the Seahorses
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Villa Borghese
00197 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
Borghese Gallery and Museum
Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
Piazza di Siena
Villa Borghese, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
Bioparco di Roma
Piazzale del, V.le del Giardino Zoologico, 1, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
Museo Pietro Canonica
Viale Pietro Canonica, 2, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
Playground
Viale Goethe, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
Temple of Aesculapius
Via Ulisse Aldrovandi, 6, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
Monument to Goethe
Viale Goethe, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
Museo Carlo Bilotti
Viale Fiorello La Guardia, 6, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
Viale delle Belle Arti, 131, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
Nearby restaurants
Thousand and One Nights
Via Toscana, 41, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Pic Nic - Just Amir srl
Piazzale delle Canestre, SNC, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
La Bruschetta e… (Via Veneto)
Via Sardegna, 39, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Harry's Bar
Via Vittorio Veneto, 150, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
San Marco
Via Sardegna, 38/D, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Legami Sushi & More ROMA
V. Po, 2/a, 00198 Roma RM, Italy
Dao Restaurant
Via Sardegna, 19/21, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
I Goliardi Roma
Via Sardegna, 28, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Ai Fienaroli
Via Piemonte, 125, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Crazy Pizza Rome
Via Vittorio Veneto, 167, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
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Fountain of the Seahorses

Viale dei Cavalli Marini, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
4.6(171)
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attractions: Villa Borghese, Borghese Gallery and Museum, Piazza di Siena, Bioparco di Roma, Museo Pietro Canonica, Playground, Temple of Aesculapius, Monument to Goethe, Museo Carlo Bilotti, National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, restaurants: Thousand and One Nights, Pic Nic - Just Amir srl, La Bruschetta e… (Via Veneto), Harry's Bar, San Marco, Legami Sushi & More ROMA, Dao Restaurant, I Goliardi Roma, Ai Fienaroli, Crazy Pizza Rome
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Nearby attractions of Fountain of the Seahorses

Villa Borghese

Borghese Gallery and Museum

Piazza di Siena

Bioparco di Roma

Museo Pietro Canonica

Playground

Temple of Aesculapius

Monument to Goethe

Museo Carlo Bilotti

National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art

Villa Borghese

Villa Borghese

4.6

(31K)

Open 24 hours
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Borghese Gallery and Museum

Borghese Gallery and Museum

4.6

(10.8K)

Closed
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Piazza di Siena

Piazza di Siena

4.7

(1.4K)

Open 24 hours
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Bioparco di Roma

Bioparco di Roma

4.3

(8.8K)

Closed
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Catacombs: The Coolest Underground Tour in Rome
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00147, Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Pasta and Pizza cooking class with wine and more
Pasta and Pizza cooking class with wine and more
Sun, Dec 7 • 10:30 AM
00142, Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Visit a 16th-century boutique winery
Visit a 16th-century boutique winery
Sat, Dec 6 • 10:00 AM
00044, Frascati, Lazio, Italy
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Nearby restaurants of Fountain of the Seahorses

Thousand and One Nights

Pic Nic - Just Amir srl

La Bruschetta e… (Via Veneto)

Harry's Bar

San Marco

Legami Sushi & More ROMA

Dao Restaurant

I Goliardi Roma

Ai Fienaroli

Crazy Pizza Rome

Thousand and One Nights

Thousand and One Nights

4.6

(1.1K)

$$

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Pic Nic - Just Amir srl

Pic Nic - Just Amir srl

3.3

(454)

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La Bruschetta e… (Via Veneto)

La Bruschetta e… (Via Veneto)

3.6

(656)

$$

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Harry's Bar

Harry's Bar

4.1

(972)

$$$

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4.6
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5.0
1y

Cavalli mitologici di marmo in una fontana ornamentale progettata da un pittore neoclassico del XVIII secolo. La Fontana è costituita da un ampio bacino, di forma circolare, al centro del quale quattro cavalli marini, disposti radialmente, sorreggono un catino sormontato da un doppio calice con fini decorazioni, da cui si eleva uno zampillo. Altri getti d’acqua sgorgano tra le zampe anteriori dei cavalli i quali hanno la parte posteriore del corpo a coda di pesce. Dodici pilastrini congiunti da sottili catene di ferro delimitano la vasca a fil di terra. La Fontana dei Cavalli Marini è disegnata nel 1791 dal pittore Cristoforo Unterberger ed eseguita secondo alcuni da Vincenzo Pacetti per sostituire la precedente fontana del Mascherone o fontana della Vela. Sembra che Pacetti avesse ricevuto in dono dal Principe Borghese un cammeo antico da copiare o almeno da tenere presente nell’ideazione della fontana. L’esecuzione delle singole parti fu suddivisa tra vari artisti in particolare, i cavalli sono di Luigi Salimei, tranne che nelle code e nelle ali, scolpite da Antonio Isopi che realizza anche il sostegno centrale. La vasca è di Giovanni Antonio Berte. Nella mitologia, l’ippocampo, centauro marino metà cavallo e metà pesce, come il cavallo è simbolo di forza e vitalità e come le onde e tutte le creature del mare appartiene ad Anfitrite, la sposa di Poseidone. La parte inferiore del corpo serpentiforme e la presenza di ali hanno come riferimento rispettivamente le sirene, che vivono nelle profondità del mare, e hanno il compito di ricevere coloro che arrivano nell’aldilà e mitigarne l’amarezza attraverso la loro facoltà di incantare e sedurre, e Pegaso, il cavallo alato che esce dal collo della Medusa quando Perseo le taglia la testa. Gli ippocampi escono dalla terra quando Poseidone colpisce la roccia dell’Acropoli con il suo tridente per impossessarsene, durante la...

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4.0
1y

This is a peculiar fountain built in the late 18th-century. It features four sea horses surrounding the base. They have horse heads and front hooves along with fish bodies and intertwined tails, holding up a basin above their heads upon which is a smaller chalice shaped fountain spouting water. Water spills from the middle basin and water spouts from the sea horse hooves into a ground level basin.

Also known as the Sea-horse fountain, it is a playful fountain worth taking a few minutes to enjoy if you plan to explore the garden and park grounds...

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5.0
5y

Nella suggestiva Villa Borghese, sono presenti molte fontane, una fra le più belle si trova a Piazzale dei Cavalli marini (Q.III – Pinciano) viene chiamata la “Fontana dei Cavalli Marini”.

La Fontana è stata realizzata alla fine del XVIII secolo, con la partecipazione di viri artisti, si compone di un grande bacino circolare a fior di terra, al cui centro spicca il gruppo scultoreo di marmo, che rappresenta quattro stupendi cavalli marini che sono disposti in modo circolare, i quali con la loro testa sorreggono un bacino di dimensioni minori, al cui centro sono disposti due piccoli calici sovrapposti, dal più piccolo l’acqua discende frastagliata, creando uno scenografico gioco d’acqua, che si riversa sul calice più grande e quindi a cascata sui due bacini sottostanti.

Completano lo “spettacolo acquatico” dei zampilli d’acqua che spuntano fra gli zoccoli dei cavalli marini.

Per delimitare l’area di sicurezza, sono presenti delle basse colonnine, raccordate fra di loro tramite delle catene in ferro.

NOTA:

I Cavalli Marini, nella mitologia, sono metà cavallo la parte anteriore e metà pesce la parte posteriore, nella composizioni sono infatti visibili delle possenti code, che contribuiscono al sostegno del bacino, nel caso specifico questi animali mitologici sono...

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This is a peculiar fountain built in the late 18th-century. It features four sea horses surrounding the base. They have horse heads and front hooves along with fish bodies and intertwined tails, holding up a basin above their heads upon which is a smaller chalice shaped fountain spouting water. Water spills from the middle basin and water spouts from the sea horse hooves into a ground level basin. Also known as the Sea-horse fountain, it is a playful fountain worth taking a few minutes to enjoy if you plan to explore the garden and park grounds around Borghese.
Nikki Rohde (OutThisDoor)Nikki Rohde (OutThisDoor)
The entire park is wonderful. Make sure to stop here at the fountain of the seahorses--it is beautiful. We visited the park in the morning in November and had the fountain (and almost the whole park) to ourselves! Since the Trevi Fountain is being cleaned we threw our penny here guaranteeing a return to Italy!
Allen ParsonsAllen Parsons
For such a beautiful park the fountain is remarkably unremarkable. The sea-horse sculpture upholding the fountain bowl is playful but seems slightly underdone compared to extraordinary public art works elsewhere in the city. Still it's a pleasant enough feature to stumble across while wandering enjoyably.
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This is a peculiar fountain built in the late 18th-century. It features four sea horses surrounding the base. They have horse heads and front hooves along with fish bodies and intertwined tails, holding up a basin above their heads upon which is a smaller chalice shaped fountain spouting water. Water spills from the middle basin and water spouts from the sea horse hooves into a ground level basin. Also known as the Sea-horse fountain, it is a playful fountain worth taking a few minutes to enjoy if you plan to explore the garden and park grounds around Borghese.
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The entire park is wonderful. Make sure to stop here at the fountain of the seahorses--it is beautiful. We visited the park in the morning in November and had the fountain (and almost the whole park) to ourselves! Since the Trevi Fountain is being cleaned we threw our penny here guaranteeing a return to Italy!
Nikki Rohde (OutThisDoor)

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For such a beautiful park the fountain is remarkably unremarkable. The sea-horse sculpture upholding the fountain bowl is playful but seems slightly underdone compared to extraordinary public art works elsewhere in the city. Still it's a pleasant enough feature to stumble across while wandering enjoyably.
Allen Parsons

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