Papal Coat of Arms - Trevi Fountain - Roma, Italy
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The Trevi Fountain is one of the most famous fountains in the world. It is located in the Rione of Trevi, in the Piazza di Trevi, and is leaning against the Palazzo Poli. It is topped by the coat of arms of Pope Clement XII.
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Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 08/15/2019
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The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) was designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini and several others, between 1732 and 1762. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft) high and 49.15 metres (161.3 ft) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in Rome. The fountain has appeared in several notable films, including Roman Holiday, Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita, the eponymous Three Coins in the Fountain, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and Sabrina Goes to Rome.
Pope Clement XII (7 April 1652 – 6 February 1740), born Lorenzo Corsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1730 to his death in 1740.
Clement presided over the growth of a surplus in the papal finances. He thus became known for building the new façade of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, beginning construction of the Trevi Fountain, and the purchase of Cardinal Alessandro Albani's collection of antiquities for the papal gallery.
The coat of arms of Pope Clement XII is at the top of the triumphal arch of the Trevi Fountain to mark the fact that he is the initiator.
The great commemorative-inauguration inscription reads:
(LA)
«CLEMENS XII PONT MAX
AQVAM VIRGINEM
COPIA ET SALVBRITATE COMMENDATAM
CVLTV MAGNIFICENT ORNAVIT
YEAR DOMINI MDCCXXXV PONTIF VI»
(EN)
"In the year of the Lord 1735, sixth of his pontificate, Clement XII PM adorned the virgin aqueduct, celebrated for its [abundance] and healthiness, with a marvelous work."
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