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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 = [[Italy]] | |location = [[Campagna District]], [[Rome]], [[Italy]] | ||
|dateconstructed = 19 BCE {{c|''Aqua Virgo''}}<br /> 1453 CE {{c|''Acqua Vergine''}} | |dateconstructed = 19 BCE {{c|''Aqua Virgo''}}<br /> 1453 CE {{c|''Acqua Vergine''}} | ||
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The '''Acqua Vergine''' is an [[Aqueducts|aqueduct]] in [[Rome]]. It was built as part of a renovation of its predecessor, the {{Wiki|Aqua Virgo}}, in 1453 by {{Wiki|Pope Nicholas V}}. | The '''Acqua Vergine''' is an [[Aqueducts|aqueduct]] in northern of [[Campagna District]], [[Rome]]. It was built as part of a renovation of its predecessor, the {{Wiki|Aqua Virgo}}, in 1453 by {{Wiki|Pope Nicholas V}}. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Named for the virgin waters flowing through its channels and a myth that thirty [[Romans|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.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Acqua Vergene]]</ref> | Named for the virgin waters flowing through its channels and a myth that thirty [[Romans|Roman]] [[Soldier|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.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Acqua Vergene]]</ref> | ||
Its springs provide the {{Wiki|Trevi Fountain}}, the {{Wiki|Villa Borghese gardens|Villa Borghese}}, the north and south fountains of the [[Piazza Navona]], and the fountains of [[Piazza del Popolo]] with their water. | Its springs provide the {{Wiki|Trevi Fountain}}, the {{Wiki|Villa Borghese gardens|Villa Borghese}}, the north and south fountains of the [[Piazza Navona]], and the fountains of [[Piazza del Popolo]] with their water.<ref name="DB" /> | ||
During the [[Renaissance]], it had one broken aqueduct that could be renovated by [[Architects]], provided Ezio Auditore da Firenze paid them to do so.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | |||
In [[Modern times]] of 2007, a construction accident that halted the Vergene's flow temporarily.<ref name="DB" /> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 15:13, 2 May 2020
The Acqua Vergine is an aqueduct in northern of Campagna District, Rome. It 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 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 could be renovated by Architects, provided Ezio Auditore da Firenze paid them to do so.[2]
In Modern times of 2007, a construction accident that halted the Vergene's flow temporarily.[1]
