The Trevi Fountain is a massive travertine stone facade, eighty-six feet high and over one hundred and sixty feet wide, that dominates the small square where three streets converge. As the dramatic terminal point of the ancient Aqua Virgo…
Piazza Navona Baroque Fountains
Wander through Rome's historic center to explore the city's most spectacular 17th-century water features, from the iconic Trevi Fountain to the theatrical masterpieces of Piazza Navona.
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1. Trevi Fountain
2. Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola
The Church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola is a massive Jesuit structure characterized by a striking Baroque facade and a cavernous interior that lacks the dome one would expect to see. Built between sixteen twenty-six and sixteen fifty, the…
3. Fontana del Pantheon
The Fontana del Pantheon is marked by a tall Egyptian obelisk rising from a central stone plinth, surrounded by four carved dolphins. This fountain sits in the center of the Piazza della Rotonda, directly facing the Pantheon. It began as a…
4. St. Ivo alla Sapienza
St. Ivo alla Sapienza is recognizable by its corkscrew spire, a twisting, flame-topped lantern that rises above the rooftops of the Sant'Eustachio neighborhood. Designed by the architect Francesco Borromini and built between sixteen…
5. Fountain of the Moor
The Fountain of the Moor sits at the southern end of Piazza Navona, recognizable by its rose-colored marble basin and the central figure of a man wrestling a dolphin. Giacomo della Porta first designed the fountain in fifteen seventy-five,…
6. Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi features a cluster of travertine rocks at its center that support a tall, ancient Egyptian obelisk. Unveiled on June twelfth, sixteen fifty-one, the fountain serves as the focal point of Piazza Navona,…
7. Neptune Fountain
The Neptune Fountain sits at the northern end of Piazza Navona, recognizable by a central marble figure of the sea god battling a giant octopus. It is one of three fountains in the square, though for centuries it existed as a plain basin…