Piazza Santa Croce fountain, Ornate fountain near Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori in Florence, Italy

The Piazza Santa Croce fountain is an ornate structure with a stone basin and carved decorative details, located at the northern section of this major public square in Florence. It stands in front of the Renaissance-era Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori and serves as a focal point in the plaza's layout.

A fountain already appears on Stefano Bonsignori's 1584 map of Florence. In 1673 Pier Maria Baldi gave it its present design in pietra serena; in 1816 Giuseppe Del Rosso rebuilt it on that same design using polychrome marbles. After a flood it was restored by a group of elementary school teachers in memory of the pedagogue Dazzi.

The fountain's name comes simply from the square, Piazza Santa Croce, which takes its name from the basilica opposite. After the 1966 flood it was restored by a group of elementary school teachers in memory of the pedagogue Dazzi, who had written that as a boy he drank from this fountain.

The fountain sits at the northern edge of the plaza and is easy to spot when visiting the area or walking through the square. Visitors can use it as an orientation point for exploring the surrounding piazza on foot.

The fountain's crowning piece is a three-lobed Florentine lily topped by a grand-ducal crown, both carved above the upper basin. After years of inactivity, it began spouting again on 11 April 2017, following a six-month restoration costing 57,000 euros and funded by the Mehta family, Indian petrochemical entrepreneurs in Florence.