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The most famous fountain
in the world, built by the architect Salvi in 1735 under Clemente XII's pontificate. The sculptures that compose
it, represent various
events linked to the discovery of the spring itself. In the middle of the monumental
set, that is situated on the façade of a building, there is the statue
of Ocean, represented on a shell shaped chariot, carried by winged
horses. You can see among the other sculptures, the figures of
tritons and sea-animals, mythological and real. The little square is
probably the place in Rome which is most crowded with visitors, tens
of thousands of visitors that every day visit the masterpiece to throw a
coin into
the basin, that, as the legend tells, guarantees that the tourist
will return to Rome in his lifetime. This fountain became famous
throughout the world also due to the scenes of the famous movie "La Dolce
Vita" by Fellini.
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