Fontana della Piazza Farnese: Overall view

Rome, Italy - Piazza Farnese Fountain\u000a\u000aThe Fontana della Piazza Farnese is one of the two identical decorative fountains located in the Piazza Farnese, in front of the Palazzo Farnese in Rome. The basins were placed in the Piazza in the 16th century. The granite stone basins of the fountains are believed to come from the ancient Roman Baths (Terme) of Caracalla. They were transformed into fountains in 1626 by Girolamo Rainaldi. The emblems on the upper part of the fountain are those of the Farnese family, and the builder of the Palazzo, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, later Pope Paul III.