Fontana del Pantheon
The Fontana del Pantheon was commissioned by Pope Gregory XIII and is located in the Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, in front of the Roman Pantheon. It was designed by Giacomo Della Porta in 1575 and sculpted out of marble by Leonardo Sormani.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: fountain with obelisk at the Piazza della Rotonda in Rome
- Also known as: “Fountain of the Pantheon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piazza della Rotonda and Piazza Navona.
Piazza della Rotonda
Square
Photo: ASaber91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Piazza della Rotonda is a piazza in Rome, Italy, on the south side of which is located the Pantheon. The square gets its name from the Pantheon's informal title as the church of Santa Maria Rotonda.
Piazza Navona
Square
Photo: Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piazza Navona is a public open space in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the 1st century AD Stadium of Domitian and follows the form of the open space of the stadium in an elongated oval. Piazza Navona is situated 300 metres west of Fontana del Pantheon.
Pantheon obelisk
Obelisk
Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pantheon obelisk or Obelisco Macuteo is an Egyptian obelisk in Rome in Piazza della Rotonda in front of the Pantheon and erected over a fountain. It is one of the 13 obelisks in Rome and one of relatively few ancient monoliths.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and Capitoline Hill.
Old Rome
Old Rome is the historic medieval and renaissance center of Rome. While the oldest section of Rome is at the Forum, and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, Old Rome remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.
Modern Centre
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The Modern Centre of Rome, home to the Via Veneto, Quirinale, Castro Pretorio, Repubblica, and Trevi neighbourhoods, is the city's hub of activity, especially shopping and nightlife.
Fontana del Pantheon
- Category: fountain
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Fontana del Pantheon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “万神庙喷泉”
- Dutch: “Fontana del Pantheon”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فونتانا ديل بانثيون”
- French: “fontaine du Panthéon”
- French: “Fontaine du Panthéon”
- Georgian: “პანთეონის შადრევანი”
- German: “Brunnen der Piazza della Rotonda”
- Italian: “fontana di piazza della Rotonda”
- Italian: “Fontana di piazza della Rotonda”
- Italian: “Obelisco del Pantheon”
- Japanese: “ロトンダ広場”
- Polish: “Fontanna Panteonu”
- Swedish: “Fontana di Piazza della Rotonda”
- Turkish: “fontana di piazza della Rotonda”
- Turkish: “fontana di Piazza della Rotonda”
- Turkish: “Piazza della Rotonda Çeşmesi”
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