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Turtle Fountain

The Fontana delle Tartarughe is a fountain of the late Italian Renaissance, located in Piazza Mattei, in the district of , Italy. It was built between 1580 and 1588 by the architect Giacomo della Porta and the sculptor Taddeo Landini.
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Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: fountain in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “Fontana delle Tartarughe”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porticus Octaviae and Theatre of Marcellus.

Photo: Joris1919, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an ancient structure in . The colonnaded walks of the portico enclosed the Temples of Juno Regina and Jupiter Stator, as well as a library. is situated 160 metres southeast of Turtle Fountain.

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The was an ancient open-air theatre in , , built in the closing years of the Roman Republic. It is located in the modern rione of . In the sixteenth century, it was converted into a palazzo. is situated 270 metres southeast of Turtle Fountain.

Islet
Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the only river island in the part of the which runs through . is located in the southern bend of the Tiber. The island is boat-shaped, approximately 270 metres long and 67 metres wide, and has been connected with bridges to both sides of the river since antiquity.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Old Rome.

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the 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.

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is the historic medieval and renaissance center of . While the oldest section of Rome is at the , and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

Locality
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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".

Turtle Fountain

Latitude
41.8938° or 41° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
12.47758° or 12° 28′ 39″ east
Inception
1588
Open location code
8FHJVFVH+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99368270
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­basin
Wiki­data ID
Q936296
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Turtle Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فونتانا ديلي تارتاروغي”
  • Armenian: “Կրիաների շատրվան”
  • Catalan: “Fontana delle Tartarughe”
  • Chinese: “乌龟喷泉”
  • Chinese: “海龜噴泉”
  • Chinese: “海龟喷泉”
  • Dutch: “Fontana delle Tartarughe”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة السلاحف”
  • Finnish: “Kilpikonnien suihkulähde”
  • French: “fontaine des tortues”
  • French: “Fontaine des tortues”
  • French: “Fontaine des Tortues”
  • Georgian: “კუს შადრევანი”
  • German: “Fontana delle Tartarughe”
  • German: “Schildkrötenbrunnen”
  • Hungarian: “Fontana delle Tartarughe”
  • Italian: “Fontana delle Tartarughe”
  • Italian: “Fontane delle Tartarughe”
  • Japanese: “亀の噴水”
  • Polish: “Fontana delle Tartarughe w Rzymie”
  • Polish: “Fontana delle Tartarughe”
  • Portuguese: “Fontana delle Tartarughe”
  • Portuguese: “Fonte das Tartarugas”
  • Russian: “Фонтан черепах”
  • Spanish: “Fuente de las Tortugas”
  • Swedish: “Fontana delle Tartarughe”
  • Swedish: “Sköldpaddsfontänen”
  • Turkish: “Fontana delle Tartarughe”
  • Turkish: “Tartarughe Çeşmesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фонтан черепах”

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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 “Turtle Fountain”. Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.