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|description = The 6th of the 11 ancient aqueducts of Rome, restored in the Renaissance | |description = The 6th of the 11 ancient aqueducts of Rome, restored in the Renaissance | ||
|location = [[Campagna District]], [[Rome]], [[Italy]] | |location = [[Campagna District]], [[Rome]], [[Italy]] | ||
|dateconstructed = 19 BCE {{c|''Aqua Virgo''}}<br | |dateconstructed = 19 BCE {{c|''Aqua Virgo''}}<br> 1453 CE {{c|''Acqua Vergine''}} | ||
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The Acqua Vergine is an aqueduct in northern of Campagna District, Rome, Italy. It was built as part of a renovation of its predecessor, the Aqua Virgo, in 1453 by Pope Nicholas V.
History[edit | edit source]
Named for the virgin waters flowing through its channels and a myth that thirty Roman soldiers asking for water were led by a beautiful young girl to the source springs, the Acqua Vergine is the most famous water source in Rome.[1]
Its springs provide the Trevi Fountain, the Villa Borghese, the north and south fountains of the Piazza Navona, and the fountains of Piazza del Popolo with their water.[1]
During the Renaissance, it had one broken aqueduct that was renovated by architects under the patronage of Ezio Auditore da Firenze.[2]
In 2007, a construction accident halted the Vergine's flow temporarily.[1]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood the name of this landmark is spelled Acqua Vergene as seen in its database entry.