Romantic Myth Fontana DI Trevi

The city of Rome in Italy has many historic buildings with a masterpiece that was amazing. In addition to the Tower of Pisa and the Colosseum, where there is one more landmark visited by many tourists, namely the Trevi Fountain. Not because it has beautiful architecture, the appeal of the fountain is also located in the history and tradition of throwing coins are full of myths.

For more than a year or exactly 17 months, tourists who come to Rome can not enjoy the beauty of this fountain. They must resist the urge to throw a coin in the fountain is because the local authorities are doing renovations to the famous landmark. Now, after the renovation is complete booming direct visitors want to see a new face Trevi Fountain.

Fontana DI Trevi or Trevi Fountain, the fountain is the most famous in Italy, Europe and even the world. Not only because of the beauty of his artistic course, the fountain's got a very global myth.
A pond width of 20 meters is decorated with reliefs of the greatest Baroque Rome with a height of 26 meters. Pond Fontana DI Trevi rectangular shape with one side attached to the wall and decorated with statues. There is a statue of Neptune and Triton, the sea god and dozens of seahorses that surround them.

The fountain was designed by a famous architect in Italy named Nicola Salvi in 1732. Although this pond flanked by a variety of narrow streets in the downtown area Trevi in Rome, around the pond there is a row bench fun to sit.

ORIGIN OF FONTANA DI TREVI

Trevi has actually been the final part of the Aqua Virgo aqueduct built in the 19th century BC. These channels, stretching along 20 km of springs Salone and supplying water to the center of Rome.
Trevi fountain in existing building in 1732 by Nicola Salvi, having previously been done by a Bernini top emissary of Pope Urban VIII. Salvi completed the sculpture "The Restive Sea Horse" top envoy of Pope Clement XII for the previous pope had died.

In this fountain there is a statue of Neptune, god of the sea, was riding a shell-shaped carriage pulled by two sea horses as a central figure. Each horse is guided by a Triton. One horse looks benign, while others looked wild. Two horses are deliberately portrayed differently to symbolize the turbulent sea.

BEHIND THE MYTH OF FONTANA DI TREVI

Throwing a coin into the fountain. Trevi Fountain known as the icon of love in Rome. This is because there is a myth regarding the Trevi Fountain who has lived in Rome since the old society.

It is believed that if you toss a coin then you can come back to Rome. Meanwhile, if you throw two coins then you can marry a man or woman of Rome.

The tradition of throwing coins in Fontana DI Trevi was originally a Roman custom of the people who either started when. This custom originated from the myth that survived until today.

Myth: Anyone who throws a coin, he can return to Rome. Anyone who throws two coins will find love, and who throws three coins will soon be married. It's a romantic myth.

Well, throw any coins should not be arbitrary. Coins must be thrown with the right hand over the left shoulder. This rule may be so potent myth.

In the past some of the news, the City of Rome has begun to prohibit this myth do tourists. It's nothing, corroded coins in the pond slowly damage the Fontana DI Trevi.

It is estimated that there are approximately 3000 euro coins are thrown into this pool every day. This money is used to subsidize the market needs the City of Rome. Unfortunately, the fountain is getting old and some parts are of high value beginning to crumble here and there


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