Back Fontana Paola German Fontana dell'Acqua Paola Basque Fontana dell'Acqua Paola French מזרקת מי פאולוס HE Fontana dell'Acqua Paola Italian Fontana dell'Acqua Paola Dutch Fontana dell'Acqua Paola Portuguese Аква-Паола Russian Fontana dell'Acqua Paola Swedish 帕歐拉噴泉 Chinese
Fontana dell'Acqua Paola | |
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| Fountain | |
 Fontana dell'Acqua Paola, or Il Fontanone | |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
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| Coordinates: 41°53′20″N 12°27′51″E / 41.88875°N 12.46417°E | |
The Fontana dell'Acqua Paola, also known as Il Fontanone ("The big fountain") or Mostra dell'Acqua Paola, is a monumental fountain located on the Janiculum Hill, near the church of San Pietro in Montorio, in Rome, Italy. It was built in 1612 to mark the end of the Acqua Paola aqueduct, restored by Pope Paul V, and took its name from him. It was the first major fountain on the right bank of the River Tiber.[1]
- ^ Marilyn Symmes with Maria Ann Conelli, Fountains as Refreshment" in Fountains, Splash and Spectacle, Water and Design from the Renaissance to the Present. pg. 36.