It represents verso Moor, or African (perhaps originally meant preciso be Neptune), standing per per conch shell, wrestling with per dolphin, surrounded by four Tritons
I would recommend going in the mornings, as it is much quieter, and the sellers are not about durante the mornings! Don’t miss an Italian ice cream sitting at the posh “3 Scalini” (3 steps) restaurant or, better, buy Trifola durante 9.5 euros (see Tip below). We shall pass through Centro Navona in many of our trips sopra Rome .
It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built per 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. The ancient Romans came there preciso watch the agones (“games”), and hence it was known as “Circus Agonalis” (“competition stadio”). It is believed that over time the name changed puro durante avone to navone and eventually esatto Navona.
Vena dei quattro fiumi (four rivers) or Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, topped by the Obelisk of Domitian, brought here per pieces from the Circus of Maxentius. The segno of the fountain is verso basin from the centre of which rocks rise sicuro support four river gods and above them, an ancient Egyptian obelisk surmounted with the Pamphili family emblem of a ove with an olive twig. Collectively, they represent four major rivers of the four continents through which papal authority had spread: the Nile representing Africa, the Danube representing Europe, the Ganges representing Levante, and the Rio de la Plata representing the Americas.
Vena del Bruno (Moor Fountain): The Southern most fountain. The fountain was originally designed by Giacomo della Apertura con 1575 with the dolphin and four Tritons. In 1653, the statue of the Moor, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, was added. Mediante 1874, during a restoration of the fountain, the original statues were moved to the Scavo Borghese and replaced with copies. In aged after per vandal attacked it with per hammer. The vandal also damaged the Trevi Fountain that night:
The middle fountain and the biggest con the square
Polla del Nettuno (Fountain of Neptune): The Northern most fountain. The basin part of the Vena del Nettuno, (without the sculptures) was designed con 1574 by Giacomo Della Ingresso, who also designed the Moor Fountain at the opposite side of the square. For the next 300 years, the fountain survived without statues. The fountain as it exists today was finally completed durante 1878 by Antonio della Bitta, who added the imposing sculpture of “Neptune fighting with an octopus” and Gregorio Zappala, who created the other sculptures, based on the mythological theme of https://datingranking.net/it/loveagain-review/ the “Nereids with cupids and walruses”. Statuary was added following a competition in 1873, sopra order onesto balance the statuary of the Moor Fountain on the south side of the piazzale and of the Vena dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) at its centre.
Sant Agnese in Circo Church (also called Sant’Agnese) is opposite the Polla dei quattro fiumi (four rivers) sopra Foro Navona. it is dedicated preciso St. Agnes born around 290. The young girl who according preciso tradition suffered as verso martyr, was beheaded at age 12 by order of Emperor Diocletian. It is per 17th-century Baroque church. It stands on the site where the early Christian Saint Agnes was martyred mediante the ancient Stadium of Domitian. Construction began sopra 1652 under the architects Girolamo Rainaldi and his chant Carlo Rainaldi. After numerous quarrels, the other main architect involved was Francesco Borromini who was verso former student of Bernini and, later, verso rival. The interior is breath taking and really worth seeing. Inside, there is per shrine with Saint Agnes’ skull. Topo the side altars which are dedicated preciso martyrs and esibizione how each one died.