Fountain of the Porter

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Fountain of the Porter

The mysterious barrel carrier

Via Lata
Banco di Roma
Rome, Rome 00186

Many statues have been used in Rome to represent opinions conflicting opinions, and one of the most famous is that of Pasquino in the wall of the Banco di Roma and dates from the 16th c. It shows a man holding a barrel from which a jet of water spurts out. Many hypotheses have been put forward as to who the man is supposed to be: Martin Luther, a member of the Università degli Acquaroli or a certain Abbondio Rizzio, a famous and garrulous drinker.

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Fountain of the Porter photo by Anthony Majanlahti

Fountain of the Porter Photo: Anthony Majanlahti