Rimondi Fountain, Venetian fountain in Rimondi Square, Rethymno, Greece

The Rimondi Fountain stands on Rimondi Square in Rethymno. Its flat facade has four fluted half-columns on Ionic bases with Corinthian capitals of soft Alfa stone, separating three lion-head spouts above three basins. A semicircular niche with a quarter-sphere top and the Rimondi crown marks the central axis.

The fountain was built in 1626 by Rector A. Rimondi as a key water supply during Venetian rule. It later received a hemispherical dome during the Ottoman period.

The fountain gave its name to Rimondi Square, and the Rimondi family crest is still carved above the central niche. Under Ottoman rule it was known as the Great Fountain, and a plane tree beside it served as the place where criminals and rebels were executed.

The fountain sits in the middle of Platanou Square in central Rethymno and is easily reached on foot during the day. The open square provides clear views of the structure from all sides.

The fountain's heavy proportions point to a Cretan workshop rather than an Italian artist; Rethymno craftsmen of the time often trained in Venice. Rector Rimondi called the master builder "very good for this place", and he may be the same man who worked on Heraklion's Morosini Fountain, finished in 1628.