Fontana dei Monti
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A Tourist in Rome - Fontana dei Monti
| Location: | 41.89579, 12.50167 on Via San Vito, along a wall of the church of Saints Vito and Modesto, one block southeast from the church of Santa Maria Maggiore |
| Metro: | Vittorio Emanuele, located along my Southeastern Sights Walking Tour |
| Time: | about 5 minutes |
| Cost: | Free |
| Hours: | Viewable at any time |
Built in 1927 by Pietro Lombardi to express the history of the Monti district, this small fountain has three mountains representing the Esquiline, the Caelian and the Vinimal Hills. The hills have stars superimposed from which water flows and falls into trays below. Pietro Lombardi was commissioned by the city to build 9 other fountains representing other districts, including the Fountain of the Pine Cone and the Fountain of the Tiaras.