The Fontana d'Ara Coeli is a fountain in Rome that was built in 1589 by Giacomo Della Porta, commissioned by Pope Sisto V. The fountain has an oval shape with four masks that spew water. In the center is a baluster with a bowl on which four putti with jars stand. The baluster is decorated with the coats of arms of the Roman people and the Chigi family. The fountain stands in a square at the foot of the Capitoline Hill, near the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli.

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Alessandro Portesi

December 30, 2022

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The fountain in Piazza dell'Ara Coeli, built in 1589, after the addition of the Acqua Felice, is located in a square not far from the Campidoglio, along the most important …

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Andrea Br1

December 31, 2022

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fountain at the corner of the altar of the fatherland

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