4It’s made from the same material as the Colosseum
The fountain is mostly built from travertine stone, a name that means “from the Tiber” in Latin.A mineral made of calcium carbonate formed from spring waters, especially hot springs, the likely source was the city of Tivoli, about 22 miles from Rome.
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