Called after the Barberini family, Piazza Barberini is especially renowned for its centerpiece, the Fontana del Tritone, designed by Bernini. A few meters from the plaza is the Palazzo Barberini, a marvelous Baroque palace that houses the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica. The Piazza Barberini, built-in 1625 on the rules of Cardinal Francesco Barberini, is placed at the end of Via Venetto. It is especially impressive due to the two fonts built by Bernini.
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The Fountains of Piazza Barberini
In the heart of the square holds the Fontana del Tritone. Four dolphins hold up Triton, the sea god, as he makes a spray of water shoot forth from a seashell. The font, made of travertine, is one of Bernini’s most well-known ones. Hidden in one of the square corners is the Bees’ Fountain, which is one of Bernini’s more modest works. Built-in 1644 in honor of Pope Urban VIII, the fountain is decorated with large bees, the Barberini family’s emblem.