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Plays of lights embellish The Fountain of Four Rivers. Rome, Piazza Navona. January 2015. In Explore 02.03.2024

The Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona, masterpiece by Gianlorenzo Bernini dating back to the period 1648-51, illuminated with colored lights during the Christmas period in January 2015.

The marble group, which incorporates the base of the obelisk above, represents those which, according to the knowledge of that time, were the 4 longest rivers on Earth: Nile, Ganges, Danube and Rio de la Plata.

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Uploaded on March 2, 2024
Taken on January 4, 2015