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There's a legend that Bernini hated the facade of the church of S. Agnese in the background. The facade was designed by a former student and rival of Bernini, Borromini. This explains that the statue of the Nile River hides its head to avoid seeing the Borromini facade, and that of the Río de la Plata raises its arm in alarm to prevent the building from falling. The fountain was, in fact, unveiled in 1651, a year before the church of S. Agnese was begun, two years before Borromini was called in. |
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