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Fountain of the Four Rivers Rome, Italy

1647: Pope Innocent X (r. 1644-55) commissions a monumental fountain to support the ancient obelisk he moved from the Circus of Maxentius to the Piazza Navona. He excludes the well-known sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini from his request for designs, but Bernini cr

Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy location
Fountain of the Four Rivers, Rome, Italy location
1648: Pope Innocent X grants the commission for the Fountain of the Four Rivers in the Piazza Navona to Gian Lorenzo Bernini, after being shown the artist's designs by Bernini's nephew.

Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy location
Fountain of the Four Rivers, Rome, Italy location
1651: Fountain of the Four Rivers constructed

Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy location
Fountain of the Four Rivers, Rome, Italy location