Nasone

Nasone
Fountain
A nasone from the 1930s
A nasone from the 1930s
LocationAnnia Faustina 38, Rome, Italy

A nasone (plural nasoni), also called a fontanella (plural fontanelle, lit. "little fountains"), is a type of drinking fountain found in Rome, Italy. Literally meaning "large nose", they got their name from their characteristic design first introduced in the 1870s. There are approximately 2,500–2,800 nasoni in Rome, supplying people with free drinking water.