Fontana Contarini, Marble fountain in Piazza Vecchia, Bergamo, Italy.
The octagonal fountain features a central basin surrounded by symmetrical ornamental statues, including sphinxes and lions carved in Zandobbio marble.
Alvise Contarini, the Venetian chief magistrate of Bergamo, presented this fountain to the city in 1780 when departing from his administrative position.
The lion statues placed around the fountain represent the influence of the Republic of Venice, which governed Bergamo during the fountain's construction.
The fountain stands 75 centimeters tall between Palazzo della Ragione and Palazzo Nuovo, accessible through bus Line 3 stopping at Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe.
In 1885, workers dismantled the fountain to make space for Giuseppe Garibaldi's monument, but reinstalled it at the start of the twentieth century.
Location: Bergamo
Accessibility: Dostępne dla wózków inwalidzkich
GPS coordinates: 45.70408,9.66297
Latest update: March 4, 2025 07:12
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