Old Boat Fountain Rome Italy II is a photograph by Joan Carroll which was uploaded on February 22nd, 2018.
Old Boat Fountain Rome Italy II
At the bottom of the Spanish Steps (seen on the left) in Rome Italy sits the Fontana della Barcaccia, translated as either Fountain of the Ugly Boat... more
by Joan Carroll
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Old Boat Fountain Rome Italy II
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Joan Carroll
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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
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At the bottom of the Spanish Steps (seen on the left) in Rome Italy sits the Fontana della Barcaccia, translated as either Fountain of the Ugly Boat or Fountain of the Old Boat. It is a very popular photo location, as each person in turn takes their place in front of the boat while a companion takes a picture. If that doesn’t sound like fun, well, just get up before dawn and make your way to Piazza di Spagna for a more leisurely photo session. The old/ugly boat is a Baroque-style fountain commissioned by Pope Urban VIII in 1623 as part of a Papal project to erect a fountain in every major piazza in Rome. The commission was awarded to Pietro Bernini, the father of the famed Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Bernini built this fountain to be slightly below street level due to the low water pressure from its source, the Acqua Vergine, an aqueduct dating from 19BCE. According to legends, when the Tiber River flooded in 1598, water carried a small boat into the Piazza di Spagna. When the water receded, a boat was deposited in the center of the square, and it was this event that inspired Bernini's creation.
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