Aqua Paola aqueduct

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The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman aqueduct
aqueduct
early modern infrastructure project
alsoKnownAs Fontana dell'Acqua Paola
surface form: Acqua Paola

Acqua di Paolo
architect Carlo Maderno
Flaminio Ponzio
Giovanni Fontana
builder Pope Paul V
completionDate 1612
constructionStart 1608
continent Europe
country Italy
era Baroque period
feeds Fontana dell'Acqua Paola
surface form: Fontana dell’Acqua Paola
followsCourseOf Aqua Traiana
hasMonumentalFountain Fontana dell'Acqua Paola
surface form: Fontana dell’Acqua Paola
hasPart Fontana dell'Acqua Paola
surface form: Fontana dell’Acqua Paola
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Rome
inaugurationDate 1612
languageOfName Italian
locatedIn Lazio
Rome
locatedInHistoricRegion Latium
locatedOn Janiculum Hill
municipality Comune di Roma
namedAfter Pope Paul V
notableFor grand terminal fountain on Janiculum Hill
restoration of ancient Roman water supply
partOf water supply system of Rome
patron Pope Paul V
precededBy Aqua Traiana
primaryFunction monumental fountain display
urban water supply
region Lazio
surface form: Lazio region
restoredAncientAqueduct Aqua Traiana
significantPeriod 17th century
startPoint Lake Bracciano
style Baroque architecture
terminus Fontana dell'Acqua Paola
surface form: Fontana dell’Acqua Paola
usesWaterSource Lake Bracciano

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Pope Paul V commissioned Aqua Paola aqueduct