Pictured above, the Fontana dei Cavalli Marini, or the Fountain of the Seahorses, dates from 1790, and was designed by Cristoforo Unterberger.  The basin was created by Giovanni Antonio Berte.  The statues of the horses were the work of Unterberger, with the help of Luigi Salimei and Antonio Isopi.  Below, you will see the Fontana Oscura, or the Dark Fountain, so-called as it was surrounded by trees that kept it in the dark.

On the facade of the Casino del Graziano, a plaque honors the urban planner, landscape designer, and professor of architecture, Raffaele de Vico, who lived in the building from 1920 until his death, in 1969.

The Tempio di Antonino e Faustina is a replica of an original ancient temple that dated from 141 AD.  The temple, in the Villa Borghese Park, dates from 1792, and was designed by Cristoforo Unterberger.  Unterberger incorporated fragments of ruins from the Roman Forum into his design, to make the monument look like an authentic ruin.  Behind the facade, on a pedestal, there stands an ancient statue of Faustina.

The Monumento all’Alpino is made up of two statues, both the work of Pietro Canonica.  The first, that of the mule, dates from 1940, and depicts the animal named “Scudela,” which was decorated with a gold medal for military valor, at the end of World War I.  The statue of the soldier was added later.

In the evening, we headed down to Trastevere, to attend the evening mass at the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, and after that, we slowly made our way back to the apartment.

Next up: We explore more of the Eternal City!

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