Rome is known for its history, churches, statues and many more. Yet one of the cityβs symbols often goes unnoticed: the small street fountains known as nasoni, a name that comes from the Italian word for βbig nose,β referring to the shape of their curved spouts.
Nasoni have become a symbol of Rome for two main reasons. While small public fountains exist in other Italian cities, their design is unique to Rome and they are found everywhere. Today, there are between 2,500 and 3,000 nasoni across the city.
The first nasoni were built in the early 1870s.
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