Fontana del Pantheon
{{Short description|Fountain in Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, Italy}}
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The Fontana del Pantheon (English: Fountain of the Pantheon) was commissioned by Pope Gregory XIII and is located in the Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, in front of the Roman Pantheon. It was designed by Giacomo Della Porta in 1575 and sculpted out of marble by Leonardo Sormani.{{cite news |url=https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/as-roma-chairman-to-restore-pantheon-fountain.html |title=AS Roma chairman to restore Pantheon fountain |date=12 April 2018 |access-date=22 May 2019 |magazine=Wanted in Rome}}
History
In 1711, Pope Clement XI requested that the fountain be modified and had Filippo Barigioni design a new layout, which included a different basin, made of stone, and the Macuteo obelisk, created during the period of Ramses II, set in the centre on a plinth with four dolphins decorating the base.
In 1886, the original marble figures were removed, and replaced with copies by Luigi Amici. Today, the originals can be seen in the Museum of Rome.
Fontana del Pantheon was the model to Francesco Robba for the Robba fountain, which stands at Town Square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is one of the city's most recognisable symbols.{{cite web |url=http://www.ng-slo.si/en/default.asp?k=razstava_dogodek&rid=281 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418171424/http://www.ng-slo.si/en/default.asp?k=razstava_dogodek&rid=281 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2013 |title=The Robba Fountain: The Story of the City's Symbol |first=Marja |last=Lorenčak Kiker |year=2010 |access-date=25 January 2013 }}
Restoration
In April 2018 James Pallotta offered to donate €230,000 towards the restoration the fountain and also the fontana dei Leoni in Piazza del Popolo.{{cite news |url=https://www.thelocal.it/20180411/roma-owner-james-pallotta-fined-rome-fountain-roma-barcelona |title=Overjoyed AS Roma owner James Pallotta apologizes for frolicking in Rome fountain |work=The Local Italy |date=11 April 2018 |access-date=22 May 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{cite book |first=M. |last=Lucentini |title=The Rome Guide: Step by Step through History's Greatest City|date=31 December 2012 |isbn=9781623710088 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=laMDAQAAQBAJ}}
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| list = Landmarks of Rome
| curr = Fontana del Pantheon
| next = Fontana del Pianto
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Category:1575 establishments in Italy
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1575
Category:Rome R. VIII Sant'Eustachio
Category:Sculptures of dolphins
Category:Animal sculptures in Rome
Category:Marble sculptures in Italy
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