Quattro Fontane | |
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| Fountain | |
 The Quattro Fontane, Rome | |
| Design | Muzio Mattei |
| Location | Via delle Quattro Fontane,Rome,Italy |
 Interactive map of Quattro Fontane | |
| Coordinates:41°54′7.07″N12°29′26.58″E / 41.9019639°N 12.4907167°E /41.9019639; 12.4907167 | |
TheQuattro Fontane[1] (the Four Fountains) is an ensemble of four LateRenaissancefountains located at the intersection of Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale inRome. They were commissioned byPope Sixtus V and built at the direction ofMuzio Mattei, and were installed between 1588 and 1593.
The figure of one fountain is said to represent theRiver Tiber, in front of an oak-tree; a she-wolf, the symbol of Rome, was a later addition. A second fountain represents the RiverArno. The other two fountains feature female figures believed to represent the GoddessDiana; the symbol of Chastity; and the GoddessJuno, the symbol of Strength, but it is possible that they may also represent rivers. The fountains of the Arno, Tiber, and Juno are the work ofDomenico Fontana. The fountain of Diana was designed by the painter and architectPietro da Cortona.
The laterBaroque church ofSan Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, byFrancesco Borromini, is located near the fountains, and takes its name from them.Until 1964 the Via Quattro Fontane was home to thePontifical Scots College.
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| Preceded by Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi | Landmarks of Rome Quattro Fontane | Succeeded by Fontana delle Tartarughe |
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