The Trevi Fountain is the terminal point of the Vergine aqueduct, the most famous of Rome's fountains and the most famous in the world for its spectacular monumentality. Documented in the Middle Ages, its name derives from a place name in use in the area since the mid-12th century (regio Trivii), or from the triple outlet of the water from the original fountain.
In 1640, at the behest of Pope Urban VIII (1622-1644), in conjunction with the enlargement of the square, Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed a new fountain oriented like the current one, whose construction was limited to the installation of an exedra base with a basin in front of it, leaning against the buildings that were later incorpor...
The Trevi Fountain is the terminal point of the Vergine aqueduct, the most famous of Rome's fountains and the most famous in the world for its spectacular monumentality. Documented in the Middle Ages, its name derives from a place name in use in the area since the mid-12th century (regio Trivii), or from the triple outlet of the water from the original fountain.
In 1640, at the behest of Pope Urban VIII (1622-1644), in conjunction with the enlargement of the square, Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed a new fountain oriented like the current one, whose construction was limited to the installation of an exedra base with a basin in front of it, leaning against the buildings that were later incorpor...
