La Fontana Di Trevi
The history of Fontana begins, in a sure sense, to the times of the emperor Augusto, when I generate Agrippa made to arrive the water current until the Pantheon and to its terme thanks to the construction of the Vergine aqueduct (than it can be admired also to Public square of the People). Leggendaria is the origin of the Vergine name that, according to Frontino, would have been given from the same Agrippa in memory of a child (in Latin virgo) that it indicated the place of sources to the soldiers who went some in try. The Virgo Water, as it comes also called, came then many times over ritoccato in medieval age, compromising the afflusso of water. It came only restored under Pope Niccolò V (1447 - 1455), thanks to which the water returned to abundantly flow in one great bathtub with three mouths of remarkable capacity. In 1570 it came restored newly from Devout V, that it places the bathtub from the opposite side of that one of Fontana puts into effect them. Pope Urbano VIII (Barberini) (1623 - 1644) for first orders to a transformation of the public square and Fontana to Gian Lorenzo Bernini, that he plans a great water extension, placed them where Fontana is still today, but its plan came blocked for lack of moneies, due to the landslide of the Barberini. Fontana of Trevi (Rome) You magnify Fontana of Trevi (Rome) Pope Innocenzo XIII (Accounts) (1721 - 1724) ago to increase the property of the own family until the public square of Trevi, and the palace Poles (the members of the family were duchi of Poles) ingloba the various smaller buildings, and succeed in to show oneself behind remained Fontana incompiuta. At the beginnig of XVIII the century that one of Fontana of Trevi becomes an obliged topic for the numerous architects of passage to Rome, and the Academy of saint Luca of ago the topic of various competitions. Designs and thoughts of Nicholas Michetti, Luigi Vanvitelli are known, Ferdinand Italian and foreign Escape and other architects. It touches to Pope Clemente XII (Corsini) (1730 - 1740), in 1731, the task to resume in hand the fates of the public square and Fontana; it announces publicly an important competition for the construction of a great water extension that occupies the entire facade of palace Poles. The duchi of Poles, still owners of the building, protest, but they are forced to yield to the will of the new pontefice. The ban comes won from Nicolò Knows to you that it begins the construction of Fontana in 1732, setting up the work second a plan with obvious baroque and berniniane infuences. The idea of bottom of Knows is that one to narrate, through architecture and sculpture with, the history of the Vergine Water. Pope Clemente XII inaugurates Fontana in 1735, with the jobs still in course. In 1740, but, the construction comes once again interrupted, in order to only resume two later years. Pope Benedict XIV (Lambertini) (1740 - 1758) expects a second inauguration in 1744. The first phase of the jobs finishes in 1747, when they come completed the artificial statues and cliffs. In spite of the dead women of Niccolò It knows (1751 to you), the construction continues under the guide of Giuseppe Panini, than door finally the work to fulfillment 1762, under Pope Clemente XIII (Rezzonico) (1758 - 1769). To the yard, gone ahead for approximately thirties years, ten scultori have worked at least, from Maini to Arms, beyond to It knows to you and to same Sandwiches. To the end, but, Fontana of Trevi becomes one scenografia and fundamental symbol of the papal Rome.
