Monument
Fontana dell'Acqua Paola
Via Garibaldi, 00153 Roma RM
Baroque fountain on the Janiculum Hill, its granite columns salvaged from an ancient Roman temple.
This guide to the Fontana dell'Acqua Paola on Rome's Janiculum Hill follows Pope Paul V's rivalry with his predecessor and his revival of an ancient Roman aqueduct built by Trajan, tracing the fountain's granite columns back to a temple the pope had torn down nearby. You'll hear why Romans nicknamed it Er Fontanone. Best viewed from the terrace at sunset, with the whole city spread out below.
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