Aqua Virgo
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The Aqua Virgo was one of the eleven Roman aqueducts that supplied the city of ancient Rome. It was completed in 19 BC by Marcus Agrippa, during the reign of the emperor Augustus and was built mainly
Route of the Aqua Virgo
The only remains above ground, in via del Nazzareno
60 metres (200 ft) stretch of the aqueduct arches, recently found inside the Rinascente shopping complex
Modern day windlass used for an Anchor
Trevi Fountain
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The Trevi Fountain is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762. Standing 26.3 metres high and
Aqua Virgo
…pool (settling basin) near the Pincian, the urban stretch began partially on arches, many discovered in 1871. It then passed through the area of the Trevi Fountain and then crossed the current Via del Corso on an arch which was subsequently transformed into a triumphal arch to celebrate the military successes of…
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Trevi Fountain in the 18th century, painted by G. P. Panini
The fountain in Journey of a Frenchman in Italy (1769) by J. Lalande
The titan Oceanus springs from the central niche on a shell chariot pulled by two hippocamps and two cascading tritons.