Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

Teatro del Fontanone / Fountain Theater

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

1. Teatro del Fontanone / Fountain Theater Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In cima ad una seconda rampa, posta sull'asse dell'ingresso originario agli Orti, si estende un terrazzamento panoramico abbellito da un monumentale prospetto architettonico. Al centro della parete che riveste il monte, decorata da graffiti, si apre un'alta abside che ospitava una fontana costituita da una sequenza verticale di vasche da cui l'acqua precipitava tramite cascatelle. Ai lati della fontana salgono due rampe di scale dirette al soprastante giardino. Sculture antiche in marmi colorati decoravano questo prospetto, tra cui statue di Iside nelle nicchie in cima alle scale e statue di Persiani inginocchiati che sorreggevano vasi di fiori.

English:
At the top of a second ramp, on the same axis as the original entrance to the Garden, lies a panoramic terrace adorned with a monumental architectural façade. At the centre of the wall placed against the hillside, decorated with graffiti, is a tall recess which hosted a fountain consisting of a vertical sequence of basins from which water flowed in cascades. At the sides of the fountain two flights of steps lead to the garden above. Ancient sculptures in

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coloured marbles decorated the façade, including statues of Isis in the niches at the top of the stairs and statues of kneeling Persians holding flower pots.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology.

Location. 41° 53.427′ N, 12° 29.236′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione X Campitelli. Marker is at the intersection of Via Sacra and Via Nova on Via Sacra. The marker is located west of the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Uccelliere / Aviary (here, next to this marker); Il restauro / The conservation project (here, next to this marker); Lontano da Roma: il declino degli Orti / Far from Rome: the decline of the Gardens (a few steps from this marker); Giacomo Boni sul Palatino / Giacomo Boni on the Palatine (a few steps from this marker); Le ragioni dell'archeologia / The development of archaeology (a few steps from this marker); Con gli occhi di Goethe / With the eyes of Goethe (a few steps from this marker); Dal collezionismo all'archeologia / From collecting to archaeology (a few steps

The Fountain Theater and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

2. The Fountain Theater and Marker

from this marker); Le Rose del Viridarium / The Roses of the Viridarium (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

More about this marker. The marker is located in the Parco Archeologico del Colosseo (Roman Forum Archaeological Park) and it does require an entry fee to visit.

Also see . . . Parco Archeologico del Colosseo. Roma Turismo (Submitted on August 5, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Fountain Theater Marker is the left marker of the two markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

3. The Fountain Theater Marker is the left marker of the two markers

The Fountain Theater image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

4. The Fountain Theater

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 6, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.