Trevi Fountain

This late Baroque creation is one of the most famous sights of Rome, this may not be the most beutiful fountain in Rome, but it's without doubt the most famous. The Fountain of Trevi ("fontana di Trevi") is celebrated for the legend that whoever drinks it or throws a coin in the fountain, will assure his return to Rome.

Fountain of Trevi

The legend of Agrippa's Soldiers..
In the 19 BC Agrippa decided to build a long canal to bring water to Rome; the canal was called "Acqua Vergine" (virgin water). The legend is said that the soldiers of Agrippa, looking for water in the country, met a young virgin who showed them the source of this pure water.

The fountain was created by the architect Salvi in the 1732 under Pope Clemente XII, who continued work begun by Bernini about a hundred years before.

The façade of the fountain is highly symbolic.

The arch of the Palace of Neptune and the statue of Neptune dominates the scene in the central, Neptune rides in a chariot drawn by two sea horses and two tritons.
The niche on the left contains the statue of the Abundance, above which is a relief depicting Agrippa approving the plans for the acqueduct.
The niche on the right contains the statue of the Salubrity, surmounted by a relief of the Virgin showing the soldiers the way.