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La Fontana di Monteoliveto

Piazza Monteoliveto, Naples, Italy

 

At the bottom of Via Monteoliveto, on the piazza of the same name, not far from the faculty of architecture, stands the Monteoliveto fountain - an elegant example of urban decoration. It was constructed 1668 by Antonio Cafaro. The base is massive and the basin is made from marble - its sides form an equilateral triangle decorated around the sides with masks, sea animals and spirals. The water comes through the mouth of three lions, while eagles hold up the corbel of the triangular base upon which stands a bronze statue of Charles II of Spain - the last king of Spain from the Hapsburg dynasty.

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