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The famous Trevi fountain, finished in 1762 by
Nicola Salvi, who was hired to build a fountain to celebrate the reopening
of the ancient aqueduct that powers it. Water gushes from 24 spouts and
tumbles over 30 different kinds of plants while Triton blows his conch
shell.
We both made sure to toss a coin over our shoulders
into the fountain to insure our return to Rome. It won't take much encouragement
for either of us to go back, that's definitely true.
A bit of trivia from Rick: the water from this
fountain goes underground from here and surfaces again in the Four Rivers
fountain in Piazza Navona.
Here's a detailed shot of the fountain taken in
daylight:
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