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The '''Acqua Vergene''' was an [[aqueducts|aqueduct]] that could be found within [[Rome]]. The Aqua Vergene was built as part of a renovation of its predecessor, the [[wikipedia:Aqua Virgo|Aqua Virgo]], in 1453 by [[wikipedia:Pope Nicholas V|Pope Nicholas V]].
The '''Acqua Vergene''' was an [[aqueducts|aqueduct]] in [[Rome]]. The Aqua Vergene was built as part of a renovation of its predecessor, the [[wikipedia:Aqua Virgo|Aqua Virgo]], in 1453 by [[wikipedia:Pope Nicholas V|Pope Nicholas V]].


==History==
==History==
Named partially for the virgin waters that flow 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 Vergene is the most famous water source in Rome. Its springs provide the Treve fountain, the Villa Borghese, the north and south fountains of the [[Piazza Navona]], and the fountains of [[Piazza del Popolo]] with their water, none of which you will get to see, because they were all built in the mid-16th century.
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 Vergene is the most famous water source in Rome.
The Acqua Vergene could be found in the northern section of the [[Campagna District|Campagna district]]. It had one broken aqueduct that could be renovated by an [[Architects|architect]]. This was one of the three broken aqueducts that could be renovated, the others being the [[Acquedotto Claudia]] and [[Acqua Marcia]].
 
Its springs provide the Treve fountain, the Villa Borghese, the north and south fountains of the [[Piazza Navona]], and the fountains of [[Piazza del Popolo]] with their water. The Acqua Vergene could be found in the northern section of the [[Campagna District|Campagna district]]. It had one broken aqueduct that could be renovated by an [[Architects|architect]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 16:19, 27 January 2013



The Acqua Vergene was an aqueduct in Rome. The Aqua Vergene was built as part of a renovation of its predecessor, the Aqua Virgo, in 1453 by Pope Nicholas V.

History

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 Vergene is the most famous water source in Rome.

Its springs provide the Treve fountain, the Villa Borghese, the north and south fountains of the Piazza Navona, and the fountains of Piazza del Popolo with their water. The Acqua Vergene could be found in the northern section of the Campagna district. It had one broken aqueduct that could be renovated by an architect.

Gallery

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