Marforio

Marphurius or Marforio is one of the talking statues of . Marforio maintained a friendly rivalry with the most famous talking statue, Pasquin. At the talking statues, pasquinades — irreverent satires poking fun at public figures — were posted in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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  • Body of water
  • Description: one of the six talking statues of Rome
  • Also known as
    “Fontana di Marforio”
    “Marforius”
    “Marphurius”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Maria in Aracoeli and Capitoline Hill.
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The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar in Heaven…
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Piazza del Campidoglio is a public square on the top…
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is a public building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.
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The Capitolium or , between the …
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The , which is the centremost of the…
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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire.

Marforio

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Latitude
41.89372° or 41° 53′ 37″ north
Longitude
12.48323° or 12° 28′ 60″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFVM+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 942444158
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q831467

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Marforio” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Marforio”
  • Catalan: “Marfori”
  • Chinese: “马福里奥”
  • Dutch: “Marforio”
  • French: “Marforio”
  • Georgian: “მარფორიო”
  • German: “Marforio”
  • Hungarian: “Marforio”
  • Italian: “Marforio”
  • Japanese: “マルフォーリオ”
  • Japanese: “マルフォリオ”
  • Latin: “Marforius (statua)”
  • Latin: “Marforius”
  • Persian: “مارفوریو”
  • Polish: “Marforio”
  • Portuguese: “Marfório”
  • Russian: “Марфорио”
  • Spanish: “Marforio”
  • Swedish: “Marforio”
  • Urdu: “مارفوریو”

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