Fontana dell'Acqua Paola

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Baroque architecture fountain monumental fountain tourist attraction

Fontana dell'Acqua Paola is a monumental Baroque fountain in Rome, built in the early 17th century to celebrate the restoration of the ancient Aqua Traiana aqueduct and showcase papal grandeur.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Fontana dell’Acqua Paola	5
Acqua Paola	1
Fontana dell'Acqua Paola canonical	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque architecture ⓘ fountain ⓘ monumental fountain ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Janiculum Hill ⓘ surface form: Fontanone del Gianicolo Il Fontanone ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque ⓘ
celebrates	restoration of Aqua Traiana ⓘ
commissionedBy	Pope Paul V ⓘ
completionDate	1612 ⓘ
constructionStart	early 17th century ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Aqua Traiana aqueduct ⓘ
era	Counter-Reformation ⓘ
features	Borghese family emblems ⓘ inscription with papal coat of arms ⓘ large central basin ⓘ multiple arches ⓘ
hasInscriptionLanguage	Latin ⓘ
hasViewOf	St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ historic center of Rome ⓘ
heritageDesignation	cultural heritage of Rome ⓘ
influenced	Trevi Fountain ⓘ
inspiredBy	Trevi Fountain ⓘ
locatedIn	Lazio ⓘ Rome ⓘ Trastevere ⓘ surface form: Trastevere district
locatedOn	Janiculum Hill ⓘ Via Garibaldi ⓘ
materialUsed	marble ⓘ
namedAfter	Pope Paul V ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic water display ⓘ monumental façade ⓘ symbol of papal power ⓘ
overlooks	Rome ⓘ Tiber ⓘ surface form: Tiber River
patron	Camillo Borghese ⓘ
purpose	display papal grandeur ⓘ terminus of aqueduct ⓘ
region	historic Papal States ⓘ
touristUse	panoramic viewpoint ⓘ
waterSource	Aqua Traiana ⓘ