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Fontana delle Api (Fountain of the Bees) is a fountain located in the Piazza Barberini in Rome where the Via Veneto enters the piazza. It was sculpted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and completed in April 1644.

Fontana delle Api
Fountain
Fontana delle Api by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
DesignGian Lorenzo Bernini
LocationPiazza Barberini, Rome, Italy
Coordinates: 41°54′15.5″N 12°29′19.4″E

Description


Fontana delle Api consists of a marble bi-valve shell with three bees of the same material resting on it. The fountain was intended to be a watering trough for horses. An inscription on the shell reads, "Urban VIII Pont. Max., having built a fountain for the public ornamentation of the City, also built this little fountain to be of service to private citizens. In the year 1644, XXI of his pontificate." The "public ornamentation" referred to in the inscription is the Fontana del Tritone (Triton Fountain), which Bernini had completed the year before.


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Media related to Fontana delle Api (Rome) at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by
Villa Madama		 Landmarks of Rome
Fontana delle Api		 Succeeded by
Fontana dell'Acqua Felice

На других языках

[de] Bienen-Brunnen

Der Bienenbrunnen (italienisch Fontana delle Api) ist ein Zierbrunnen im Norden der Piazza Barberini in Rom. Er wurde im Jahr 1644 von Bildhauer Gian Lorenzo Bernini für Papst Urban VIII. geschaffen und gilt als Meisterwerk des Barock. In der Nähe befindet sich der ebenfalls von Bernini geschaffene Tritonenbrunnen.
- [en] Fontana delle Api

[it] Fontana delle Api

La fontana delle Api è una fontana storica di Roma ubicata all'angolo di piazza Barberini con via Veneto, realizzata nel 1644 da Gian Lorenzo Bernini.


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