Fontana del Porto di Ripetta, Baroque fountain in Piazza del Porto di Ripetta, Italy

Fontana del Porto di Ripetta has an oval basin with a rounded rim holding a smaller cylindrical basin whose grooved edges make the water fall like rain. A rocky group with two dolphins, their tails crossed around a large shell, rises in the centre, topped by the eight-pointed star of Clement XI.

Pope Clement XI commissioned this fountain in 1704 as part of the Ripetta port complex. Travertine stone from the damaged Colosseum was repurposed to construct this structure.

The fountain represents the maritime heritage of Rome, marking the location of a former river port that connected the city with trade routes to Umbria.

This fountain is located at Piazza del Porto di Ripetta near Via di Ripetta and Lungotevere Marzio in central Rome. It is easy to reach on foot and sits in a visible spot along the riverbank area.

The two flanking columns served as hydrometers, marked to read the Tiber's flood levels. A wrought-iron lamp with an eight-pointed papal star was added atop the rock group after 1704 to guide boats approaching the port at night.