Designed by Nicola Salvi, who based his work on the original work of Bernini, it took about thirty years to be completed. From 1732 when it was commissioned by Pope Clement XII to Salvi, to 1762. Unfortunately, Salvi did not live to see the completion of his work. The Trevi Fountain is located in the Quirinale district and is the masterpiece of the small Trevi square. Its name (Trevi Fountain) derives from its location at the intersection of three roads (tre vie).

The fountain today:

The Pope Urban VIII, in 1629, decided to improve the fountains dignity and asked Bernini to propose possible renovations, but the Pope died and the idea was abandoned.
Bernini's remainings idea was to relocate the fountain from it's original position, to the other side of the square, so it faces the Quirinal.
But there are other many Berninis ideas in the fountain as it was finally built.
The Pope Clement XII, In 1730, made a contest in which Salvi initially lost to Galilei, but due to the outcry in Rome over the fact that a Florentine won, Salvi was awarded the commission.
The works began in 1732, and the fountain was finished in 1762.
Salvi died in 1751, before his work was finished.
The Trevi Fountain was finished in 1762 by Giuseppe Pannini.

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