In this presentation you can learn about The Trevi's Fountain, the name comes from its location in the neighborhood of Trevi in Rome and has appeared in many films such as celebrisima "La Dolce Vita" by Federico Fellini.

1. The Fontana
of Trevi

2. I would like to talk about one of the most famous fountains in the world of The Italian Fountain of
Trevi.
This wonderful monument of the great sculptor Nicola Salvi was completed in 1762, but has taken
several reconstructions, the most recent completed in 2015 but besides other fountains were place
here before and its origin is lost in antiquity the Roman Empire. The Trevi Fountain is a huge source
of almost 50 meters wide by 26 long has the honor of being the largest Baroque fountain in Rome
and one of the most famous fountains in the world.
The Trevi Fountain, the name comes from its location in the neighborhood of Trevi in Rome and
has appeared in many films such as celebrisima "La Dolce Vita" by Federico Fellini.

4. If you want to return to Rome ... flip a coin
This wonderful source has a very nice tradition "the tradition of the coin" is that if
you want to return to Rome must throw a coin into the fountain.
More specifically you should throw the right hand over the left shoulder. Where
does come this custom? because of a 1954 film called "Three Coins in the
Fountain" which won an Oscar. In her 3 girls look for love in Rome and the three
coins are the key to the movie.
Although it seems silly these coins help the needy because with them it subsidizes
a supermarket in Rome for the poor.

5. It is a considerable amount , an
estimated 3,000 euros are
thrown into the fountain each
day. Thieves have no breaks
and there are regular attempts
to steal coins from the fountain
even though it is illegal to do so
usually frustrated by the police
and tourists.

6. The history of the fountain
On the facade of the current source is a scene that defines the origin of the source end of the Aqua
Virgo aqueduct, one of the aqueducts that supplied water to ancient Rome is represented.
Depicted legend says that in 19 BC thirsty Roman soldiers were led by a girl to a source of pure
water thirteen kilometers (8.1 miles) from the city of Rome. The discovery of the source Augusto
led to commission the construction of an aqueduct twenty kilometers (14 miles) leads to the city,
which was named Aqua Virgo or Virgin Waters, in honor of the young legend. The aqueduct served
the thermal baths of Agrippa, and Rome, for over four years.
In 1629 Pope Urban VIII, finding the earlier fountain insufficiently dramatic, he asked Bernini to
sketch possible renovations, but the project was abandoned when the pope died.
Though Bernini's project was never completed, there is a lot of Bernini at the source, today.
In 1730 Pope Clement XII organized a contest in which Nicola Salvi initially lost to Alessandro Galilei

7. - but due to the protest in Rome over the fact that a Florentine won, Salvi was awarded the work.
The works began in 1732 and the fountain was completed in 1762, long after Salvi's death, when
the Oceanus (god of all water) sculptor Pietro Bracci was established in the central niche.

9. Salvi died in 1751 with his work half-finished, but he had made sure unsightly sign of stubborn
barber not spoil the ensemble, hiding behind a sculpted vase, called by the Romans Asso di Coppe,
the "Ace of Cups ".
The Trevi Fountain was finished in 1762 by Giuseppe Pannini, who substituted the present
allegories for planned sculptures of Agrippa and "Trivia", the Roman virgin. It was officially opened
and inaugurated on May 22 by Pope Clement XIII. Most of the piece is made of travertine stone
quarry near Tivoli, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of Rome.

10. Remodeling
Everyone who visited Rome in 2014 and 2015 was very sad … Why? yes, the answer is the
Restoration of Trevi Fountain :(. This old fountain has suffered over time and lately the tourist
Invation

11. The fountain was renovated in 1998; stone rubbed and all cracks and other deterioration areas
were repaired by those skilled in the art and the source was equipped with recirculation pumps.
In January 2013, it was announced that the Italian fashion brand Fendi sponsor to 20 months, the
restoration of 2.2 million euros from the source; will be the most complete restoration of the
history of the source.
Restoration work began in June 2014 and was completed in November 2015. The fountain was re-
opened with an official ceremony on the evening of November 3, 2015. The restoration included
the installation of more than 100 LED lights to improve night lighting source.
Statues of Trevi Fountain

12. Statues of Trevi Fountain
The backdrop of the fountain is the Palazzo Poli, given a new
facade with a giant order of Corinthian pilasters that link the two
main stories. The Taming of the waters is the theme of the gigantic
project falling forward, mixing water and rockwork, and filling the
small square. Tritons guide the carriage shell Oceanus' hippocamps
dressage.
In the center of an arc of triumph robustly modeling it is
superimposed on the facade of the palace. The central niche
framing Oceanus or Neptune has free-standing columns for
maximum light and shadow.

13. In the niches flanking Oceanus statue of Abundance is
poured water from his urn. →
Tritons and horses provide symmetrical balance, with
maximum contrast in their mood and poses characteristic
rococo that by 1730, was already booming in France and
Germany.

14. On the other side Salud holding a cup from which a snake drinks.
Above, bas reliefs illustrate the Roman origin of the aqueducts.

15. Where is the source located?
In the center of Rome, near the Pantheon. Exactly it is in Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome, Italy

16. Accommodation in Rome
Rome has hundreds of good hotels among which I would like to highlight the Flavia Hotel in Roma
an hotel with excellent services and quatity.

17. I'm Sure you will love
the Fontana
de
Trevi ¡¡¡