Roma - Fontane

Via Vittorio Veneto
Fontanella delle Api

Immediately following work on the Triton Fountain, Bernini was given the job of planning a small drinking fountain for horses, usually to be found near all monumental fountains. This pleasant example of Roman baroque design was demolished in 1867 and taken to one of the deposits at Testaccio. Following pressure by scholars, it was rebuilt in 1916 utilising some of the original pieces but, according to the design of the Dutchman, Lievin Cruyl in 1665 , the result was not particularly faithful to the original.