Mazzini Square fountain, Historical fountain in Mazzini Square, Rome, Italy

Mazzini Square fountain is built around a flat octagonal pool 25 metres wide, designed by Raffaele De Vico and made between 1927 and 1930 with sculptures by Ermenegildo Luppi. On alternating sides of the pool rim stand four small fountains facing inward, each a sloping plane with five small basins in a row, flanked by pairs of fish, the lowest basin shaped like a shell. Each is topped by a short column bearing a semi-spread eagle above the letters S.P.Q.R. and three fasces in relief.

The fountain was built between 1927 and 1930 according to designs by Raffaele De Vico using travertine, tuff, and cement mortar. It has remained a fixture of the square since its completion.

The fountain sits in a public square where locals and visitors pause to rest and refill water bottles. Its location makes it a natural gathering point in the neighborhood.

The fountain is most easily accessed from Lepanto metro station by walking down Lepanto Street toward Giuseppe Ferrari Street. The walk is straightforward with clear street signs marking your direction.

The walkway around the octagonal pool is paved with river gravel and polychrome pebbles set as a long mosaic of zodiac signs, cornucopias, radiant suns and the sails of ancient ships. On the outer side of each of the four small fountains, a fish-decorated spout pours water into a semicircular basin, and the inscription "ACQVA DI TREVI" shows the fountain is fed by the Acqua Vergine aqueduct, the same one supplying the Trevi Fountain.