Last Generation climate activists turn landmark fountain in Rome black

Climate activists turn Rome's 17th century landmark fountain black

The fountain, in the shape of a boat, was designed by famed Italian sculptor Pietro Bernini.

Climate activists in Rome turn waters of Baroque fountain black

Activists from the anti-climate change organisation Last Generation poured a vegetable-based carbon liquid into the 17th-century fountain on Saturday. They were removed from the fountain by police.

Climate activists turn famed Roman fountain black – DW – 04/01/2023

Activists of the Last Generation group dyed Rome's "Fontana della Barcaccia" black to protest fossil fuels, seeking to draw attention to Italy's drought that has been linked to climate change.

Climate activists dye Spanish Steps fountain water black

A group called Ultima Generazione or Last Generation have poured what they described as a charcoal-based black liquid into the water of the Barcaccia fountain at the base of the Spanish Steps in central Rome.

WATCH | Climate activists in Rome turn 17th-century landmark fountain black in protest

Climate activists in Italy from the anti-climate change organisation Last Generation turned the landmark Baroque-style fountain at the foot of Rome’s Spanish Steps, on Saturday (April 1) black, reported news agency AFP. The step was reportedly taken in a protest as it foreshadows the “end of the world” scenario we are heading towards.

Environmental activists dyed a Baroque fountain in Rome black

Three members of the organization Last Generation poured a liquid prepared with charcoal into the construction known as “La Barcaccia”, located in Plaza España in the Italian capital