Fontana di Trevi, Rome, Italy 🇮🇹

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Rome is an amazing city. From the Colosseum to the Roman Forum, you can still fell the splendor of the former Roman Empire. However, some of the newer sights in this amazing city are attracting as much attention. One of the intresting facts is that Rome has many fountains, more than any other city in the world. Trevi Fountain is one of the most famous. This fountain is spectacular, aslo the cult movie by director Felini "La Dolce Vita" and the legend that accompanies it have contributed to its glory. The architect Nikola Salvi designed this fountain next to the Palace of Poli for Pope Clement XII between the year 1732 and 1763. However, the architect never saw hot his masterpiece was completed because he passed away before the fountain was all done. The construction was overseen by sculptor Pietro Bracci whose statue "Ocean" sits in a niche in the centre of the fountain. Salvi created a brilliant combination of architecture and sculpture, conceived as a magnificent Aqua Vergine terminal, reopened in year 1570 to supply a large number of Roman fountains. Male figure in sculpture "The Ocean" balances in a large-shell car drawn by two mythological seahorses, one unmolested and one tame as an allegorical representation of calm and turbulent water. The two female figures placed on either side of the sculpture are an allegorical symbol of healt and abundance. Water flows around the figures and flows in glowing waterfalls over carved rocks to a large pool. The main legend and tradition associated with the Fontana di Trevi is the throwing of a coin into it. I am sure that there is no tourist who has not tried this in Rome. And all the money found in the fountain goes to a charity. It is belived that if you insert a coin into a fountain your return to Rome is guaranteed. I will revel you the secret how to thrown a coin properly.Legend says that you should throw a coin with your right hand over your left shoulder into the fountain pool as you turn your back to the fountain. Also, if you put another coin in the fountain pool, your return to Rome will have a romantic side. I threw the first coin wihtou a problem, and with the second I only succeded after a couple of attmts. Can I count it ? It is very crowed during the day around the fountain and it is not easy to come closely and see it so I repeated the visit a couple of times. The most beautiful one was at 5 am when there were only a few tourist so I had an opportunity to enjoy the spectacular view and admire the masterpiece but also to see how Rome slowly wakes up.

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