Lanuvio. Fountain of Piazza Mazzini

Lanuvio. Fountain of Piazza Mazzini

In 1675 Filippo Cesarini commited a number works of embellishment of the city of Lanuvio and built several fountains including this one, as a result of the restoration of the ancient Roman underground aqueduct.

For this fountain, a Roman sarcophagus was used that has now been replaced by a tank in dark grey peperino (Lava stone) embedded in masonry.

The water flows from the face of two bronze lions.


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Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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