Fountain of Neptune (Piazza Navona)

The 16th century Neptune Fountain remains one of the most impressive, with different Italian artists throughout the centuries taking part in its history.

Called Fontana del Nettuno in Italian, it is one of the three fountains in Piazza Navona Rome along with the Fountain of the Four Rivers and the Fountain of the Moor. The Neptune Fountain is located at the north end of the square and is possibly the newest of the three. Its washbasin was originally designed in 1574 by the Renaissance artist Giacomo della Porta, under the patronage of Pope Gregory XIII.

The Fontana del Nettuno is a fountain at the northern end of Piazza Navona. The fountain consists of a marble basin with a bronze statue of the god Neptune fighting an octopus. The fountain was designed by Giacomo della Porta in the 1570s and completed by Antonio della Bitta and Gregorio Zappalà in the 1870s.