A Tourist in Rome - Fountain in Piazza Farnese
Location: | 41.89503, 12.47142 In Piazza Farnese, three blocks north of Ponte Sisto |
Metro: | None |
Time: | 10 minutes |
Cost: | Free |
Hours: | Viewable at any time |
There are two fountains in Piazza Farnese, identical to each other. They have the fleur de lys emblem of the Farnese family at the top, beneath which is a small scalloped oval basin, with a large bathub-shaped granite stone basin below that. Those granite basins came from the Baths of Caracalla of ancient Rome. Beneath the bathtub is a large waist-high pool that collects and drains the water.
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