Facts about Trevi Fountain in Rome

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h2 id="a14f">1. 3,000 euros of the money collected per day.</h2><p id="59a7">Tourists throw around €3,000 of change into the fountain every day. That means that the fountain collects a staggering €1,000,000 in a single year. If you toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, it guarantees you’ll return to the Eternal City. Toss one coin in and you’ll be granted a safe return to Rome.</p><p id="bd15">P.S.: I did it.</p><figure id="e1a1"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*[email protected]"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h2 id="9a61">2. One of the oldest water sources in Rome.</h2><p id="4d0d">The fountain in its current form is pure eighteenth century. But back in 19 B.C. the Aqua Virgo Aqueduct provided water for most of Imperial Rome’s fountains and baths. Aqua Virgo means ‘Virgin Waters’ – so-called because a young Roman girl led a group of. thirsty soldiers to the. source of spring water in the

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area. You can see the story depicted on the friezes.</p><figure id="f83f"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*[email protected]"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h2 id="7da0">3. It pumps out a lot of water</h2><p id="9f6d">Every second, the baroque masterpiece pumps out around 170 litres of water. That’s around 2,823,800 cubic feet of water in a 24 hour period. There’s no waste though since the water is recycled.</p><figure id="d9d2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*[email protected]"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="63fb"><i>P. S. It was my first visit to Rome. I walked a lot through the city and saw it both day and night. Try to visit it at different times of the day. You will love this masterpiece. More pictures on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kalaur.maryna?igsh=MWN4c3lzNm5lcG9yeg==">Instagram</a> page.</i></p></article></body>

Facts about Trevi Fountain in Rome

One of the sights that impressed me was the Trevi Fountain.

The Trevi Fountain is an 18th-century fountain, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi. The fountain was completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762 and several others. Standing 26.3 metres high and 49.15 metres wide. It is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. ⛲️

1. 3,000 euros of the money collected per day.

Tourists throw around €3,000 of change into the fountain every day. That means that the fountain collects a staggering €1,000,000 in a single year. If you toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, it guarantees you’ll return to the Eternal City. Toss one coin in and you’ll be granted a safe return to Rome.

P.S.: I did it.

2. One of the oldest water sources in Rome.

The fountain in its current form is pure eighteenth century. But back in 19 B.C. the Aqua Virgo Aqueduct provided water for most of Imperial Rome’s fountains and baths. Aqua Virgo means ‘Virgin Waters’ – so-called because a young Roman girl led a group of. thirsty soldiers to the. source of spring water in the area. You can see the story depicted on the friezes.

3. It pumps out a lot of water

Every second, the baroque masterpiece pumps out around 170 litres of water. That’s around 2,823,800 cubic feet of water in a 24 hour period. There’s no waste though since the water is recycled.

P. S. It was my first visit to Rome. I walked a lot through the city and saw it both day and night. Try to visit it at different times of the day. You will love this masterpiece. More pictures on my Instagram page.