Name: Fountain of the Prisoner
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Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy

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1. Trastevere District – St. Peter's Square loop from Ottaviano

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2. Baldachin of St. Peter – View of Castel Sant'Angelo loop from Cipro

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3. Trastevere District – Fontana dell'Acqua Paola loop from Rome

4.78km

01:19

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Andrea Br1

January 17, 2023

very beautiful fountain, I recommend the visit

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Alessandro Portesi

January 1, 2023

The fountain was built in 1587-1590 as a perspective background for one of the avenues in the garden of Villa Montalto Peretti, an imposing residence on the Esquiline hill designed by Domenico Fontana for Pope Sixtus V (1585-1590).

Author: Domenico Fontana

Date: 1587-1590, 1923

Materials: vertino, stucco, marble, mosaic, plaster

Original power supply: Acquedotto Felice

Original location: Garden of Villa Montalto Peretti on the Esquiline

The denomination of "fountain of the Prison" derives from the sculpture of a prisoner with his hands tied which was found in the central niche.

The villa was destroyed at the end of the 19th century for the construction of the new residential districts of capital Rome and the constituent parts of the fountain were purchased by the Municipality of Rome, dismantled in 1888 and stored. In 1894-95 it was decided to reassemble the fountain as a backdrop for via Genova, one of the streets of the new urbanization near via Nazionale.

In 1923 the fountain was once again disassembled and reassembled in its present location along via Goffredo Mameli on the slopes of the Gianicolo following a project by the Civil Engineers.

The fountain essentially retains its original appearance consisting of a large niche decorated with garlands in relief and leonine protomes, a reference to the heraldic insignia of Pope Sixtus V. In addition to the sculpture of the prison, the statues of Apollo and Venus which were placed in the niche are lost on the sides of the Prison; also missing is the head of the statue of Aesculapius that crowns the top of the work.

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Martin

February 15, 2023

Beautiful fountain - actually worth seeing.

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Fountain of the Prisoner

1. Trastevere District – St. Peter's Square loop from Ottaviano

2. Baldachin of St. Peter – View of Castel Sant'Angelo loop from Cipro

3. Trastevere District – Fontana dell'Acqua Paola loop from Rome

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