piazza della Rotonda
The original fountain committed by pope Gregory XIII was modified and embellished In 1711 by the will of Pope Clement XI Albani (1700-1721).
The obelisk of Ramses II was placed on a fake travertine cliff, and dolphins and masks were added to the ornament of the basin. It is clearly influenced by Bernini’s four rivers fountain in the nearby Navona square. It is the perfect ornament for the square facing the Pantheon
The obelisk of Ramses II was placed on a fake travertine cliff, and dolphins and masks were added to the ornament of the basin. It is clearly influenced by Bernini’s four rivers fountain in the nearby Navona square. It is the perfect ornament for the square facing the Pantheon
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