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the construction of a city aqueduct in 1583. Work resumed in 1614, as Paganelli was occupied with other commissions in Rome. On the suggestion of Cardinal Rivarola, he entrusted the construction of a fountain, serving as the terminal point of an underground conduit from Errano, to the Ticino architect Domenico Castelli, who completed the work in 1621. The fountain, adorned with symbolic bronze sculptures by Tarquinio Jacometti in 1619-1620, is a celebrated work. The eagles and dragons represent the heraldic feats of Pope Paul V

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