oFountain of the Bees
Designed by Bernini
o Style is Baroque
o Fontana delle Api
o Decorated with the heraldic bees of the Berberini family
o Pope Urban’s family was the Berberini family
o There are three bees, symbolizing the Berberini family crest
o Upper shell originally designed for Pope Urban VIII at a different location,
but later moved for traffic requirements
o Built in 1644
o Original inscription, celebrating Pope Urban’s 22nd year of reign, was changed because he had only reigned for 21 years
o “The Supreme PontiffUrban the Eighth, after building a fountain for the public decoration of the Eternal City, built this separate fountain for the use of the citizens in the year 1644, the twentieth of his papacy”
o Inscription says that the fountain is or use by the public and their animals
o Originally popular with horses
o Located in the Piazza Barberini alongside the Fountain of Triton
o Built because the fountain of Triton did not suit the needs of the public.
o The water is drained from the fountain of Triton
o Materials are travertine and marble
o Plaza Barberini
o Orignal name was Piazza Grimana
o Placed in a depression
o Originally surrounded by villas and gardens
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