{"id":13197,"date":"2014-03-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freeareaguide.com\/italy\/blog\/fontana-del-moro-piazza-navona-rome\/"},"modified":"2022-07-23T10:10:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T10:10:55","slug":"fontana-del-moro-piazza-navona-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeareaguide.com\/italy\/blog\/fontana-del-moro-piazza-navona-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Fontana del Moro – Piazza Navona, Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fontana del Moro – Piazza Navona Rome Facts<\/h2>\n

At the southern end is the Fontana del Moro. It was built in 1574 built by Giacomo<\/p>\n

Della Porta during the reign of the Pope Gregorio XIII Boncompagni. In the year 1653 it<\/p>\n

completely got renovated and the Pope Innocent 10\u00a0th, related to the Pamphili family<\/p>\n

had the job done by Bernini. The central figure standing in a shell which is mistakenly<\/p>\n

called the Moor \u201cil Moro\u201dbecause of his facial features, is actually a Triton or Neptune<\/p>\n

taming a dolphin. Fontana del Moro is one of the most ancient fountains of the Renaissance<\/p>\n

period. When restoring the fountain Bernini had added this figure. Before<\/p>\n

the Moor statue was added, Bernini had first made a snail which the roman population<\/p>\n

and the Pamphili family didn\u2019t like at all and was therefore removed.<\/p>\n

Four other Tritons, which is a mythical Greek God – a messenger of the sea, surround<\/p>\n

him. The fountain was renovated again in 1874 and the original statues were moved to<\/p>\n

the Borghese gallery and replaced with the copies you see today. During the month of September<\/p>\n

2011 a vandal attacked this fountain with a hammer. The Italian authorities had everything fixed<\/p>\n

shortly after.<\/p>\n

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