Barbarian invaders cut off the ancient aqueducts

A surprisingly feature of Rome is the great number of fountains spread all over the city, a richness that does not exist in other Italian cities. The abundance of water comes from the ancient Roman aqueducts which supplied private houses, public fountains and hundreds of baths. The Popes who ruled Rome for centuries restored the ancient aqueducts cut off by the barbarian invaders and created amazing monumental fountains; the fountain that stands above the others is certainly the Trevi Fountain, the most impressive and famous fountain of Rome, a great expression of baroque art. Nicola Salvi, an almost unknown architect, Nicola Salvi, built the Fountain in the 18th century. He also created a type of triumphal arch (I don't believe this is capitalized, unless it is the name of it) against the façade of a big palace through which water flows and gives life to a waterfall. The idea was to represent the triumphant arrival of water in Rome from its distant source; The Fountain actually marks the end of that aqueduct.

I think "almost unknown" if fine here. To me, it emphasizes how little he is known (The choice is yours)

Does this arch have a name?

(The arch and then fountain are part of the same aqueduct?)

Barbarian invaders cut off the ancient aqueducts

A surprisingly feature of Rome is the great number of fountains spread all over the city, a richness that does not exist in other Italian cities. The abundance of water comes from the ancient roman aqueducts which supplied private houses, public fountains and hundreds of baths. The Popes who ruled Rome during the FOR centuries restored the ancient aqueducts cut off by the barbarian invaders and created amazing monumental fountains; the Fountain that stands out ABOVE them ALL is certainly the Trevi Fountain, the most impressive and famous fountain of Rome, a great expression of baroque art. The almost unknown little known architect, Nicola Salvi, who built the Fountain in the 18th century, created a sort of Triumphal Arch leaning on the façade of a big palace through which water flows and gives life to a waterfall. The idea was to represent the triumphal arrival of water inTO Rome from its distant source; The Fountain is actually the monumental ending of an aqueduct.

Molto bene! E anche molto interessante. Ho appena visto un programma de la BBC riguardo ai aquedotti di Roma...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05xxl4t/romes-invisible-city

Forse non funziona fuori della Gran Bretagna :(