Trevi Fountain

The Trevi Fountain is a 18th-century Baroque fountain located in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762. It stands 26.3 meters high and 49.15 meters wide, making it the largest Baroque fountain in Rome. The fountain marks the terminal point of the "modern" Acqua Vergine, a revived aqueduct that supplied water to ancient Rome, and is still in use today. Nicola Salvi initially lost a competition to design the fountain to Alessandro Galilei, but was awarded the commission due to public outcry, and died in 1751 with his work half finished. The fountain was completed by Giuseppe Pannini, who substituted allegories for planned sculptures of Agrippa and Trivia.learn more on wikipedia