Fontana del Pianto | |
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| Fountain | |
 Fontana del Pianto, Piazza delle Cinque Scole | |
| Design | Giacomo della Porta |
| Location | Rome |
 Interactive map of Fontana del Pianto | |
| Coordinates:41°53′34″N12°28′35″E / 41.892763°N 12.476381°E /41.892763; 12.476381 | |
TheFontana del Pianto, also known as theFontana di piazza delle Cinque Scole, is a monumentalfountain located in thePiazza delle Cinque Scole in the rione ofRegola inRome.
The fountain presently takes its name from the church ofSanta Maria del Pianto, whose southern entrance is located a few yards north. The fountain was moved here in 1930 underPope Pius XI, from its prior location inside the formerRoman Ghetto. It was located a few more yards north, near the northern entrance to the church of Santa Maria del Pianto.
The design of the marble fountain was commissioned byPope Gregory XIII and is attributed toGiacomo della Porta, and completed by Pietro Gucci circa 1591–1593.[1] It consists of a superior and lower basins withmascarons as spouts. The prior location, where the Via Santa Maria del Pianto becomes Via del Portico d'Ottavia, is marked in the street with white bricks. The fountain shares features, such as mascarons and simple basins with another of Della Porta's fountains: theFontana di Piazza d'Aracoeli.
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| Preceded by Fontana del Pantheon | Landmarks of Rome Fontana del Pianto | Succeeded by Fontana di Piazza d'Aracoeli |
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