Triton Fountain photo copyrighted by: Brian McMorrow Triton Fountain, The centerpiece of the Piazza Barberini is the Fountain of the Triton, built in 1643,
and one of the many masterpieces of sculptor Bernini, who was a favorite of the pope and encouraged by the Barberini family. Visitors have marveled at this Bernini piece for more than three-and-a-half centuries. On the fountain, 4 dolphins hold an open clam upon which a Triton sits, blowing water from his horn. The heraldic symbols of Pope Urban VIII are clearly visible on the fountain.
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