{"id":425,"date":"2023-01-27T01:09:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T00:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/parkview\/?p=425"},"modified":"2023-05-30T12:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T10:20:28","slug":"fontana-del-nettuno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parkview.it\/en\/fontana-del-nettuno\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nettuno Fountain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It is located in Bologna`s main square between the City Hall and King Enzo`s Palace. The Nettuno Fountain is also called `The Giant` due to it`s large dimensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The marble and bronze masterpiece was commissioned by Pope Pious IV`s nephew to celebrate Rome`s prosperous governance of the city, it was designed by Tommaso Laureti , the bronze statue is the work of Jean de Boulagne de Douai, a Flemish sculptor, known ever since as Il Giambologna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The location marks the exact centre of the urban area as determined back in Roman times, it is the intersection of the city`s two most important streets called Il Cardo and Il Decumano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nettuno, King of the Waters is seen here in dominant attitude, to represent the Papal power that dominates the world as Nettuno dominates the waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A nice little curiosity worth noting, the trident in Nettuno`s hand is the Maserati Car brand symbol, the Maserati car was first designed and manufactured in Bologna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curiosity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n