FOUNTAIN
1575
designed by Giacomo Della Porta (1533/1602) and
sculpted by Leonardo Sormani (before 1530/after
1589) in gray African marble
The
dolphins have been installed during the restoration of 1880
OBELISK
Obelisk of
Ramses II (1297/1213 BC) dating back to about 1250 BC (the time of Moses!) from
the nearby Iseo
Campense, the temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis
It was
moved here from its original location in Piazza S. Macuto, about 200 m (650
feet) away, and it was placed over the fountain in 1711 by Filippo Barigioni (about 1680/1753) for Clement XI
Albani (1700/21)
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