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Fontana delle Anfore

The Fontana delle Anfore, located in , a quarter of , . It was completed in 1927, by Pietro Lombardi after he won a competition the municipality of Rome set in 1924 for new local fountains.
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Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: fountain in Rome
  • Also known as: “Fountain of the Amphorae”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aventine Hill and Pyramid of Caius Cestius.

Peak
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The is one of the Seven Hills on which ancient was built. It belongs to , the modern twelfth rione, or ward, of .

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The pyramid of Cestius is an ancient Roman pyramid in , , near the and the . It was built in the style of the Nubian pyramids as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, a member of the Epulones religious corporation. is situated 470 metres southeast of Fontana delle Anfore.

Archaeological site
Photo: Lalupa, Public domain.
or Monte Testaceo, also known as Monte dei Cocci, is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae, fragments of broken ancient Roman pottery, nearly all discarded amphorae dating from the time of the Roman Empire, some of which were labelled with tituli picti. is situated 430 metres south of Fontana delle Anfore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aventino-Testaccio and Trastevere.

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Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of . Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.

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is a district in . The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.

Locality
Photo: Lil Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

Fontana delle Anfore

Latitude
41.87955° or 41° 52′ 46″ north
Longitude
12.47706° or 12° 28′ 37″ east
Inception
1927
Open location code
8FHJVFHG+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 938115752
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q3747399
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Fontana delle Anfore” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fontana delle Anfore”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فونتانا ديلى انفور”
  • French: “fontaine des Amphores”
  • French: “Fontaine des Amphores”
  • German: “Fontana delle Anfore”
  • Greek: “Κρήνη των Αμφορέων”
  • Italian: “Fontana delle Anfore”
  • Portuguese: “Fontana delle Anfore”
  • Swedish: “Fontana delle Anfore”
  • Turkish: “Anfore Çeşmesi”
  • Turkish: “Fontana delle Anfore”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fontana delle Anfore”. Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.