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Fountain of the Tritons
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Mouth of Truth
Piazza della Bocca della Verità, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin
Piazza della Bocca della Verità, 18, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Temple of Hercules Victor
Piazza della Bocca della Verità, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Forum Boarium
Via Luigi Petroselli, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Campagna Amica Market
Via di S. Teodoro, 74, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Temple of Portunus
Piazza della Bocca della Verità, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Ponte Palatino
Lungotevere degli Alberteschi, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Giardino degli Aranci
Piazza Pietro D'Illiria, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Arch of Janus
Via del Velabro, 5, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Pons Aemilius
Via di Ponte Rotto, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Nearby restaurants
47 Circus Roof Garden
Via Luigi Petroselli, 47, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Trattoria Da Enzo
Via dei Vascellari, 29, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
075 zerosettantacinque
Via dei Cerchi, 65, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Rhinoceros Le Restau & RoofBar
Via dei Cerchi, 19,/23, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Bar Santeo
Via di S. Teodoro, 88, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Trattoria Da Teo
Piazza dei Ponziani, 7A, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Osteria Circo
Via dei Cerchi, 77/79, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Cerchi Ice Cream
Via dei Cerchi, 61, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Anima Mundi
Via del Velabro, 1, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
In Roma - since 1917
Via dei Fienili, 56, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
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Circo Massimo Farmers Market
Via di S. Teodoro, 74, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Terme di Trastevere - Massage Wellness Center and Spa Rome
Vicolo del Canale, 28, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Food Tours of Rome
Piazza Mattei, 16, 00167 Roma RM, Italy
Porta Portese Market
Via Ettore Rolli, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
laFeltrinelli Books and Music
Largo di Torre Argentina, 5/A, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Elvis Lives Trastevere
Via di S. Francesco a Ripa, 27, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Novamobili | Veneta Cucine - FATTORINI Roma Centro
Via Arenula, 55, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Amor Roma gift shop
Piazza Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, 9c, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Blanc Mariclo Rome
Via Arenula, 78/79, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Handmade
Via di S. Francesco a Ripa, 133, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Nearby hotels
Fortyseven Hotel
Via Luigi Petroselli, 47, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Rhinoceros Roma
Via del Velabro, 9, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Palazzo Velabro
Palazzo Velabro, Via del Velabro, 16, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Palazzo Baj in Trastevere
Lungotevere Ripa, 6, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Borgo Ripa Urban Travel
Lungotevere Ripa, 3, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Ripense In Trastevere
Via Ripense, 4, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Little rHome Suites
Via Ripense, 4, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Kolbe Hotel Rome
Via di S. Teodoro, 48, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Ripagrande a Trastevere Guest House
Lungotevere Ripa, 6, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Casa di Santa Francesca Romana
Via dei Vascellari, 61, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
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Fountain of the Tritons

Piazza della Bocca della Verità, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
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attractions: Mouth of Truth, Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Temple of Hercules Victor, Forum Boarium, Campagna Amica Market, Temple of Portunus, Ponte Palatino, Giardino degli Aranci, Arch of Janus, Pons Aemilius, restaurants: 47 Circus Roof Garden, Trattoria Da Enzo, 075 zerosettantacinque, Rhinoceros Le Restau & RoofBar, Bar Santeo, Trattoria Da Teo, Osteria Circo, Cerchi Ice Cream, Anima Mundi, In Roma - since 1917, local businesses: Circo Massimo Farmers Market, Terme di Trastevere - Massage Wellness Center and Spa Rome, Food Tours of Rome, Porta Portese Market, laFeltrinelli Books and Music, Elvis Lives Trastevere, Novamobili | Veneta Cucine - FATTORINI Roma Centro, Amor Roma gift shop, Blanc Mariclo Rome, Handmade
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Camilo A. PosadaCamilo A. Posada
This morning, I found myself in Piazza della Bocca della Verità, and as I approached the fountain, I was momentarily confused. At first glance, I thought it was Bernini’s famous Fontana del Tritone from Piazza Barberini. The depiction of Tritons, the dynamic pose, and the overall grandeur seemed so familiar. But then, as I looked around and realized I was standing near the Temple of Hercules Victor and the Bocca della Verità, it dawned on me that I was in front of the Fontana dei Tritoni, a distinct and equally fascinating work. This fountain, created by Carlo Bizzaccheri in 1717, belongs to the Late Baroque/Early Rococo period, during the papacy of Clement XI Albani. It features two powerful Tritons kneeling back-to-back, hoisting a massive seashell from which water flows. While it shares the mythological theme and dynamism of Bernini’s Baroque style, it reflects a transition toward the more ornamental and decorative tendencies of the Rococo period. Its location in this historic piazza, surrounded by ancient landmarks, adds to its charm. Seeing it partially covered for restoration felt like a rare glimpse into the hidden work that goes into preserving such treasures. It’s moments like these, when history meets the present, that remind me why wandering through Rome always feels like discovering layers of time—sometimes confusing, but always magical.
Loo YeoLoo Yeo
Visited September 2013 - Fontana dei Tritoni (1715). Commissioned by Pope Clement XI, whose coat of arms crowns the basin, the fountain was placed here in a puzzling setting: a low-lying, flood-prone quarter between the Circus Maximus and the River Tiber, then littered with spoil and sparsely inhabited. Why Clement chose this site remains uncertain, but its presence helped monumentalise an otherwise marginal stretch of Rome. Carlo Francesco Bizzaccheri’s design, with twin tritons straining under an oyster shell, echoes the dramatic naturalism popularised by Bernini’s Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi. Rising from a rugged base, it stages the sea-spirits in theatrical exertion, both mythic and muscular. Tonight, it is simply beautiful.
LauraLaura
Nella Roma di inizio Settecento, l’antica area del Foro Boario era ancora scarsamente popolata. Anche se era soggetta alle frequenti inondazioni del Tevere, era però ricchissima di testimonianze di epoca medievale e romana, come il grande Arco di Giano, e già servita da una diramazione dell’Aqua Felice, il primo acquedotto costruito in città da un pontefice. In occasione dei lavori di risistemazione della piazza antistante la chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin, che ospita la famosissima Bocca della Verità, Papa Clemente XI Albani volle quindi lasciare anche in questa parte della città un proprio segno, con la realizzazione di una fontana a pochi passi dal tempio di Ercole Vincitore. L’11 agosto del 1717 venne così posta la prima pietra della nuova Fontana dei Tritoni. Il progetto era stato affidato all’architetto Carlo Francesco Bizzaccheri che si ispirò, sia nel soggetto rappresentato sia nello stile, alla Fontana del Tritone di Gian Lorenzo Bernini in piazza Barberini. In omaggio al committente, la vasca principale della fontana fu però disegnata come un ottagono con i lati concavi, in modo da ricordare la stella a otto punte che caratterizzava lo stemma della famiglia Albani da cui proveniva il pontefice. Nella vasca, sopra un grande scoglio centrale ornato da ciuffi di vegetazione, due tritoni inginocchiati, scolpiti da Francesco Moratti, sorreggono un’ampia conchiglia a forma di ostrica con funzione di catino, sul cui bordo esterno campeggiano altri due stemmi araldici della famiglia Albani e al cui centro zampilla l’acqua. Sui bordi della vasca, secondo il progetto originale, erano stati collocati quattro mascheroni, poi rimossi nell’Ottocento forse per mancanza d’acqua. Stessa sorte toccò agli inizi del Novecento al fontanile attiguo che il pontefice aveva fatto costruire a servizio dei cittadini e delle mandrie di bestiame che transitano verso il vicino Foro romano: smontato in occasione dei lavori per la costruzione dei muraglioni del Tevere fu trasferito nel vicino lungotevere Aventino.
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This morning, I found myself in Piazza della Bocca della Verità, and as I approached the fountain, I was momentarily confused. At first glance, I thought it was Bernini’s famous Fontana del Tritone from Piazza Barberini. The depiction of Tritons, the dynamic pose, and the overall grandeur seemed so familiar. But then, as I looked around and realized I was standing near the Temple of Hercules Victor and the Bocca della Verità, it dawned on me that I was in front of the Fontana dei Tritoni, a distinct and equally fascinating work. This fountain, created by Carlo Bizzaccheri in 1717, belongs to the Late Baroque/Early Rococo period, during the papacy of Clement XI Albani. It features two powerful Tritons kneeling back-to-back, hoisting a massive seashell from which water flows. While it shares the mythological theme and dynamism of Bernini’s Baroque style, it reflects a transition toward the more ornamental and decorative tendencies of the Rococo period. Its location in this historic piazza, surrounded by ancient landmarks, adds to its charm. Seeing it partially covered for restoration felt like a rare glimpse into the hidden work that goes into preserving such treasures. It’s moments like these, when history meets the present, that remind me why wandering through Rome always feels like discovering layers of time—sometimes confusing, but always magical.
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Visited September 2013 - Fontana dei Tritoni (1715). Commissioned by Pope Clement XI, whose coat of arms crowns the basin, the fountain was placed here in a puzzling setting: a low-lying, flood-prone quarter between the Circus Maximus and the River Tiber, then littered with spoil and sparsely inhabited. Why Clement chose this site remains uncertain, but its presence helped monumentalise an otherwise marginal stretch of Rome. Carlo Francesco Bizzaccheri’s design, with twin tritons straining under an oyster shell, echoes the dramatic naturalism popularised by Bernini’s Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi. Rising from a rugged base, it stages the sea-spirits in theatrical exertion, both mythic and muscular. Tonight, it is simply beautiful.
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Nella Roma di inizio Settecento, l’antica area del Foro Boario era ancora scarsamente popolata. Anche se era soggetta alle frequenti inondazioni del Tevere, era però ricchissima di testimonianze di epoca medievale e romana, come il grande Arco di Giano, e già servita da una diramazione dell’Aqua Felice, il primo acquedotto costruito in città da un pontefice. In occasione dei lavori di risistemazione della piazza antistante la chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin, che ospita la famosissima Bocca della Verità, Papa Clemente XI Albani volle quindi lasciare anche in questa parte della città un proprio segno, con la realizzazione di una fontana a pochi passi dal tempio di Ercole Vincitore. L’11 agosto del 1717 venne così posta la prima pietra della nuova Fontana dei Tritoni. Il progetto era stato affidato all’architetto Carlo Francesco Bizzaccheri che si ispirò, sia nel soggetto rappresentato sia nello stile, alla Fontana del Tritone di Gian Lorenzo Bernini in piazza Barberini. In omaggio al committente, la vasca principale della fontana fu però disegnata come un ottagono con i lati concavi, in modo da ricordare la stella a otto punte che caratterizzava lo stemma della famiglia Albani da cui proveniva il pontefice. Nella vasca, sopra un grande scoglio centrale ornato da ciuffi di vegetazione, due tritoni inginocchiati, scolpiti da Francesco Moratti, sorreggono un’ampia conchiglia a forma di ostrica con funzione di catino, sul cui bordo esterno campeggiano altri due stemmi araldici della famiglia Albani e al cui centro zampilla l’acqua. Sui bordi della vasca, secondo il progetto originale, erano stati collocati quattro mascheroni, poi rimossi nell’Ottocento forse per mancanza d’acqua. Stessa sorte toccò agli inizi del Novecento al fontanile attiguo che il pontefice aveva fatto costruire a servizio dei cittadini e delle mandrie di bestiame che transitano verso il vicino Foro romano: smontato in occasione dei lavori per la costruzione dei muraglioni del Tevere fu trasferito nel vicino lungotevere Aventino.
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This morning, I found myself in Piazza della Bocca della Verità, and as I approached the fountain, I was momentarily confused. At first glance, I thought it was Bernini’s famous Fontana del Tritone from Piazza Barberini. The depiction of Tritons, the dynamic pose, and the overall grandeur seemed so familiar. But then, as I looked around and realized I was standing near the Temple of Hercules Victor and the Bocca della Verità, it dawned on me that I was in front of the Fontana dei Tritoni, a distinct and equally fascinating work.

This fountain, created by Carlo Bizzaccheri in 1717, belongs to the Late Baroque/Early Rococo period, during the papacy of Clement XI Albani. It features two powerful Tritons kneeling back-to-back, hoisting a massive seashell from which water flows. While it shares the mythological theme and dynamism of Bernini’s Baroque style, it reflects a transition toward the more ornamental and decorative tendencies of the Rococo period.

Its location in this historic piazza, surrounded by ancient landmarks, adds to its charm. Seeing it partially covered for restoration felt like a rare glimpse into the hidden work that goes into preserving such treasures. It’s moments like these, when history meets the present, that remind me why wandering through Rome always feels like discovering layers of time—sometimes confusing, but...

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সুন্দর ফাউন্টেন। এর বিপরীতেই সান্তা মারিয়া চার্চ।

ইতালির টার্নি শহরে এক সন্ত (সেন্ট) ছিলেন। ল্যাটিনে খ্রিষ্টধর্ম প্রচারক এই সন্তদের বলা হত সেন্ট। টার্নিতে সেই সেন্ট খুবই জনপ্রিয় হয়ে উঠেছিলেন, কারণ তিনি যীশুখ্রিষ্টকে অন্ধের মত বিশ্বাস করতেন। এদিকে রোম সাম্রাজ্যের সম্রাট দ্বিতীয় ক্লডিয়াস ছিলেন একেবারে খ্রিষ্টবিরোধী। চারদিকে যীশুর নামে জয়জয়কার শোনা যাচ্ছে বটে কিন্তু তিনি কড়া হাতে তা দমন করতে প্রস্তুত। তাঁর কানে এই যীশুবিশ্বাসী সেন্টের খবর পৌঁছতে দেরি হল না। তিনি স্থানীয় বিচারককে (যাজক) আদেশ দিলেন সেন্টের বিচার করে উপযুক্ত শাস্তি দেওয়ার জন্য।

যাজকের নাম ছিল অ্যাস্টেরিয়াস। রোমান সম্রাটের বিশেষ স্নেহভাজন এই অভিজাত মানুষটির কিছুরই অভাব ছিল না। প্রাচীন রোম সাম্রাজ্যে যাজকের ক্ষমতা সম্রাটেরই মত। সুখ, শৌর্য, ক্ষমতা, বৈভব সবই ছিল। একটি পালিতা কন্যাও ছিল তাঁর। তবে মেয়েটি ছিল অন্ধ, অনেক চেষ্টা করেও তার চোখে দৃষ্টি দিতে পারেননি অ্যাস্টেরিয়াস। জীবনে দুঃখ বলতে তাঁর এটুকুই। সেন্টকে যখন বিচারের জন্য আদালতে তোলা হল, যাজক জিজ্ঞেস করলেন, যীশুকে তুমি দেখেছো? সেন্ট বললেন, না। যাজক আবার জিজ্ঞেস করলেন, তাহলে যীশুকে যে এত বিশ্বাস করো, প্রমাণ দিতে পারবে? সেন্ট হাসিমুখে সম্মত হলেন। যাজক বললেন, বেশ যদি তুমি আমার এই অন্ধ কন্যার দৃষ্টি ফিরিয়ে দাও তাহলে আমি মেনে নেব যীশু আছেন। সেন্ট বললেন, বেশ। তারপর মেয়েটির চোখের ওপর হাত বোলাতেই তার সম্পূর্ণ দৃষ্টিশক্তি ফিরে এলো। জীবনে প্রথমবার চোখ খুলেই সে সামনে দেখল সেই সুদর্শন সেন্টকে। সেন্টও মেয়েটিকে ভালোবেসে ফেললেন।

অ্যাস্টেরিয়াস কঠোর বিচারক হলেও হয়ত অবিবেচক ছিলেন না। কৃতজ্ঞতাস্বরূপ সেন্টকে তো মুক্ত করলেনই উপরন্তু তিনি নিজে এবং তাঁর পরিবারের চুয়াল্লিশজন সদস্যকে নিয়ে খ্রিষ্টধর্মে দীক্ষিত হলেন, যাকে বলে ব্যাপ্টিস্ট হলেন। যাজক খ্রিস্টধর্মে দীক্ষিত হওয়ার পরে শহরে সেই সেন্টের নামে জয়জয়কার পড়ে গেল। তিনি অসাধ্যসাধন করেছেন। সেন্ট বললেন যীশু অসাধ্যসাধন করেছেন।

রোমান সম্রাট দ্বিতীয় ক্লডিয়াসের কানে পৌঁছল সেন্ট ও সম্রাটের একান্ত অনুগত অ্যাস্টেরিয়াসের ব্যাপ্টিস্ট হওয়ার সংবাদ। তিনি নিষি-দ্ধ খ্রিষ্টধর্ম প্রচারের অপরাধে সেন্টকে সরাসরি বন্দি করলেন। আর কোনো বিচার নয়, আদেশ দিলেন হয় যীশুকে অস্বীকার করো, অথবা কাঠের মুগুর দিয়ে পিটিয়ে ধড় থেকে মুন্ড আলাদা করে দেওয়া হবে। সেন্ট বললেন, তিনি কোনোমতেই যীশুকে অস্বীকার করতে পারবেন না। তার চেয়ে মৃত্যুও শ্রেয়। রোমে তখন সবে বসন্ত এসেছে, স্ট্রবেরির ছোট গাছেও কচি কচি সবুজ পাতা ধরছে। আল্পসের পাদদেশের বরফ গলছে, মনোরম পরিবেশ। কিন্তু এমন সুন্দর সময়ে ফেব্রুয়ারির চোদ্দ তারিখে (২৬৯ খ্রিস্টাব্দ) ক্লডিয়াস ওই সেন্টকে মৃত্যুদণ্ডে দণ্ডিত করলেন। মাথা কেটে হ_ত্যা করা হল সেন্টকে।

মৃ_ত্যুর ঠিক আগে সেন্ট একটা চিঠি লিখলেন সেই সেই অন্ধ মেয়েটিকে। যাঁকে তিনি দৃষ্টি ফিরিয়ে দিয়েছিলেন, যে চোখ খুলেই প্রথম তার ভালোবাসার মানুষ সেন্টকে দেখেছিল। চিঠিতে কি ছিল তা আর জানা যায়নি, শুধু চিঠির নিচে স্বাক্ষর ছিল, "ইতি তোমার ভ্যালেন্টাইন"। কারণ সেই সন্তের নাম ছিল সেন্ট ভ্যালেন্টাইন। সেই থেকে সেন্ট ভ্যালেন্টাইন হয়ে গেলেন ভালোবাসার প্রতীক। তাঁর মৃত্যুর দিনে পালন করা হতে লাগলো ভ্যালেন্টাইন্স ডে।

এখন প্রশ্ন হল গুগল ম্যাপের রিভিউয়ে এই গল্প কেন?

ইতালির রোম শহরটা ভাল করে ঘুরে দেখতে গেলে হয়ত কয়েকবছর লাগবে। কিনটি মাত্র কয়েক সপ্তাহের মধ্যে যদি রোমের অলিগলি ঘুরে ফেলতে হয় তাহলে সান্তা মারিয়া চার্চ বাদ দিলে চলবে না। রোমের আর পাঁচটা নামকরা চার্চের চেয়ে অনেক ছোট এই সান্তা মারিয়া। অনেকটা কলকাতায় বা শহরতলীর জমিদারবাড়িতে যেমন ঠাকুরদালান থাকে সেইরকম। বিশাল বিশাল ঝাড়বাতি, লম্বা লম্বা বসার বেঞ্চ, গমগম আওয়াজ করা অর্গ্যান, দেওয়ালজোড়া অয়েল পেন্টিং, ছাদময় ফ্রেস্কো - নাঃ এইসবের কোনোটাই নেই। সোজাসুজি ছোটোখাটো যীশু ও মাতা মেরির মূর্তি। ছাদে সাধারণ করিবর্গা, মেঝেয় প্রাচীনত্বের ছোপ ধরা মার্বেল। একটু রংচটা, একটু ভাঙা ভাঙা। কোথাও যেন একটু অযত্নের ছাপ চারদিকে। এসব ছেড়ে বাঁদিকে একটু তাকালেই একটা টেবিলের ওপর রাখা আছে সোনালী কারুকার্য করা জমকালো কাঁচের বাক্স। সেই বাক্সে আছে একটি খুলি। হ্যাঁ, কঙ্কালের করোটি, সঙ্গে দু'একটি হাড়। কাঁচের বাক্সের মধ্যে ছোট ছোট ফুল দিয়ে সাজানো আছে।

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Fontana dei Tritoni. Da Wikipedia l'enciclopedia libera.

La fontana dei Tritoni si trova a Roma, in piazza della Bocca della Verità, di fronte alla basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin. La realizzazione, fin dal 1610, dell'ultimo acquedotto dell'”Acqua Paola” non aveva fatto passare in secondo piano i due costruiti qualche anno prima (l'”Acqua Vergine” nel 1570 e l'“Acqua Felice” nel 1587), e la possibilità di erigere altre fontane sulle loro diramazioni che erano state costruite per una distribuzione idrica più capillare sull'intera città. Un ramo secondario dell'Acqua Felice raggiungeva infatti anche la zona poco più a sud dell'isola Tiberina, dove, tra monumenti di epoca romana e medievale (l'arco degli Argentari, l'arco di Giano, il tempio di Ercole Vincitore, il tempio di Portuno e la basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin) papa Clemente XI volle che venisse edificato anche un monumento a sua memoria. In effetti non ha chiare motivazioni la ragione per cui il pontefice volle erigere la fontana in un'area poco abitata, abbastanza impervia e soggetta alle inondazioni del Tevere. La sua realizzazione suscitò infatti nei contemporanei diverse critiche per la scelta ritenuta poco felice della sua dislocazione. Fu ultimata nel 1715 dall'architetto Carlo Francesco Bizzaccheri in occasione dei lavori di sistemazione della piazza davanti alla basilica. L'intera struttura, in travertino, è posta su un gradino circolare (delimitato da 16 colonnine unite da un'inferriata), all'interno del quale il disegno della vasca principale rappresenta un ottagono con i lati concavi o, se si preferisce, la stella a otto punte simbolo araldico della famiglia del pontefice (gli Albani). Al centro un gruppo di rocce (un elemento che riscosse un notevole successo dopo la fontana dei Quattro Fiumi) con ciuffi di vegetazione sul quale sono inginocchiati, con le code avvinghiate tra loro, due tritoni (opera di Francesco Moratti) con le braccia alzate che sorreggono sulle spalle una grande valva di ostrica con la funzione di catino sommitale, al cui centro zampilla l'acqua dal trimonzio. Tra i due tritoni lo stemma pontificio. Originariamente quattro mascheroni gettavano acqua nella vasca principale, eliminati nel XIX secolo forse per la scarsità d'acqua che alimentava la fontana e che li avrebbe probabilmente lasciati asciutti. La fontana è infatti rimasta per molto tempo a secco, ma negli ultimi anni è stata ripristinata l'alimentazione idrica, sebbene piuttosto scarsa. Gli ultimi restauri risalgono...

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