Fontana di Piazza Nicosia

Fontana di Piazza Nicosia
Fountain
Fontana di Piazza Nicosia, March 2019
Design	Giacomo della Porta
Location	Rome
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Coordinates: 41°54′11.1″N 12°28′28.65″E

The Fontana di Piazza Nicosia is a fountain in Rome, Italy, is the first of the modern fountains of Rome. It is located in the square with the same name.

History

Built in 1572 after the re-activation of the Acqua Vergine aqueduct, it was designed by Giacomo della Porta, and was originally located in the Piazza del Popolo around the obelisk.

Redesign

In 1823, however, after the fountain was judged to be too small for the size of the piazza, Giuseppe Valadier designed a new fountain for the Popolo, that consisted of four mini-fountains of lions surrounding the obelisk, that can be seen today, and the fountain was moved to its final position in the Piazza Nicosia. Of the original fountain, however, only the large octagonal marble basin is original; the upper baluster and display bowl was a later construction.

Remnants

The original design included four Tritons, however, once sculpted, they were judged to be too large for the size of the basin, and so became part of the Fontana del Moro.

External links

• Thais:Roma-Fountains

Media related to Fontana del Trullo (Rome) at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by Fontana della Piazza dei Quiriti

Landmarks of Rome Fontana di Piazza Nicosia

Succeeded by Fountain in Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere