It represents per Moor, or African (perhaps originally meant onesto be Neptune), standing durante a conch shell, wrestling with per dolphin, surrounded by four Tritons

I would recommend going per the mornings, as it is much quieter, and the sellers are not about con the mornings! Don’t miss an Italian ice cream sitting at the posh “3 Scalini” (3 steps) restaurant or, better, buy Tartufo durante 9.5 euros (see Tip below). We shall pass through Piazzale Navona sopra many of our trips con Rome .

It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. The ancient Romans came there sicuro watch the agones (“games”), and hence it was known as “Circus Agonalis” (“competition anfiteatro”). It is believed that over time the name changed sicuro sopra avone puro navone and eventually puro Navona.

Sorgente dei quattro fiumi (four rivers) or Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, topped by the Obelisk of Domitian, brought here per pieces from the Circus of Maxentius. The affatto of the fountain is a basin from the centre of which rocks rise esatto support four river gods and above them, an ancient Egyptian obelisk surmounted with the Pamphili family emblem of per se with an olive twig. Collectively, they represent four major rivers of the four continents through which papal authority had spread: the Nile representing Africa, the Danube representing Europe, the Ganges representing Asia, and the Rio de la Plata representing the Americas.

Fonte del Gelso (Moor Fountain): The Southern most fountain. The fountain was originally designed by Giacomo della Varco durante 1575 with the dolphin and four Tritons. Durante 1653, the statue of the Moor, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, was added. In 1874, during a restoration of the fountain, the original statues were moved to the Traforo Retrogrado and replaced with copies. Per aged after per vandal attacked it with verso hammer. The vandal also damaged the Trevi Fountain that night:

The middle fountain and the biggest sopra the square

Fonte del Nettuno (Fountain of Neptune): The Northern most fountain. The basin part of the Fonte del Nettuno, (without the sculptures) was designed per 1574 http://www.datingranking.net/it/kinkyads-review by Giacomo Della Uscita, who also designed the Moor Fountain at the opposite side of the square. For the next 300 years, the fountain survived without statues. The fountain as it exists today was finally completed con 1878 by Antonio della Bitta, who added the imposing sculpture of “Neptune fighting with an octopus” and Gregorio Zappala, who created the other sculptures, based on the mythological theme of the “Nereids with cupids and walruses”. Statuary was added following per competition mediante 1873, per order to balance the statuary of the Moor Fountain on the south side of the piazza and of the Polla dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) at its centre.

Sant Agnese in Anfiteatro Church (also called Sant’Agnese) is opposite the Polla dei quattro fiumi (four rivers) con Largo Navona. it is dedicated onesto St. Agnes born around 290. The young girl who according onesto tradition suffered as verso martyr, was beheaded at age 12 by order of Emperor Diocletian. It is per 17th-century Baroque church. It stands on the site where the early Christian Saint Agnes was martyred in the ancient Stadium of Domitian. Construction began con 1652 under the architects Girolamo Rainaldi and his affranchit Carlo Rainaldi. After numerous quarrels, the other main architect involved was Francesco Borromini who was verso former student of Bernini and, later, per rival. The interior is breath taking and really worth seeing. Inside, there is per shrine with Saint Agnes’ skull. Expose the side altars which are dedicated sicuro martyrs and spettacolo how each one died.