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2/20/2012
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The Neptune Fountain By: Maria C
Introduction
What can happen in a simple fountain?
Stare is all you do. You see the pennies lying on the ground. It is all made out of whiny, marble but you cannot see the marble underneath the water. Then your eyes catch a blank little space without pennies and you stare. The water is cold and damp as ice it lays beneath the shiny smooth soft water. The hot humid horrible air covers you like a heavy blanket that lays on top of me. You look closely at all the water and you feel like jumping in, but no you stay still.
Moods of the sea La Fontana di Trevi is the most popular fountain in Rome it attracts tourist a lot that is why the fountain is always crowded . Trevi symbolizes “Tre Vie” which means “three Avenues” One of the fountain symbols was “Citta Eterna” that means eternal city has many sculpture though there is a very important one the most important one is a sculpture of Neptune the good of the sea is on a Carriage shaped like a shell. He is holding two tritons. In front of him there are two horses one is fierce, strong, angry, and powerful but the other is the opposite of it the other horse is shy, calm, relaxed and peaceful.
The bronze marble fountain The fountain is made out of marble it has many sculptured but the most important sculpture is the one with Neptune. You can tell clearly where it is placed because it is in the center under that sculpture there are tree stepped waterfall where that water slides through the big hard steps. And all the rest of it is full of sculptures.
What can happen in a simple fountain? Think deeply about this question. At first I thought that
Think deeply about this question. At first I thought that nothing could go wrong on a fountain I mean it’s a simple fountain but this thought that I had was absolutely wrong. O you evidence well I will give it to you. One year for valentine day there was a guy who put this coloring liquid to turn it red. Then there are some people that try to steal the pennies. Well now there are 2 examples of what could go wrong on a simple
Today As everyone knows the story of the fountain can be changed simply well unfortunately it did. Now a days the story has changed now people through 3 pen1es 1 to fall in love in Rome 2 to get married and 3 to come back to Rome with the person. Mostly tourists do this but people who come and live to Rome or people that are from Rome follow the 1 penny story.
Tradition When you go visit Rome you have to go visit La Fontana di Trevi you have to do many things this is exactly what you would do on a hot day . Not just a hot day but a really hot day. You saunter heeding for the fountain the water splashes at your burning legs and it cools you off the flash on the camera sprints to your eyes. Thanks you hear yourself say you look down and there I penny laying just there and you close your eyes sit down on the cold marble facing the opposite way of the fountain then you hear all of your family holler “1,2,3” then at the 3rd second you swing your right arm to your lift shoulder and let go. At least that is what my parents told me. It is a commonly tradition in Rome. You are supposed to face the street swing your right hand to your left shoulder and let go of the
nothing could go wrong on a fountain I mean it’s a simple fountain
bronze penny that represented you will come back to Rome. And
but this thought that I had was absolutely wrong. O you evidence
you wish that that little penny would come true.
well I will give it to you. One year for valentine day there was a guy who put this coloring liquid to turn it red. Then there are some people that try to steal the pennies. Well now there are 2
examples of what could go wrong on a simple