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FONTANA DI PRETORIA

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Piazza Pretoria, Palermo, Italy
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2024
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Eponymous circular fountain with allegorical statues, balustrades and stairs, designed by François Camilliani

In Piazza Pretoria stands a circular fountain of the same name with its allegorical statues, balustrades and stairs, designed by the 16th century architect François Camilliani. Its nickname of Fountain of Shame(Fontana della Vergogna) comes from the fact that some inhabitants of Palermo were shocked by the nakedness of its statues. For the record, it is said that nuns from neighbouring convents, offended by all this nature thus revealed, came to cut off the noses of the beautiful statues (anatomy classes were not what they are!).

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Ithea
Ithea
Visited in april 2024
Magnifique
Surnommée la fontaine de la honte, belle fontaine à eux pas du quattro Canti. Dommage que le fontaine ne soit pas en eau.
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Laure417
Laure417
Visited in september 2019
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La Piazza Pretoria & la Fontana della Vergogna en Sicile - Italie
La place Pretoria est une place dotée d'une fontaine aux dimensions impressionnantes, ornées de multiples statues belles et dévêtues qui lui ont valu son nom de « Fontana della Vergogna ». Elle est tout simplement belle et mérite que l'on s'y attarde, d'autant plus qu'une fontaine apporte toujours un semblant de fraîcheur, très agréable en ville. C'est, en tout cas, un endroit qui semble très prisé.
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Manej
Manej
Visited in june 2019
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Un peu trop restaurée à mon goût, mais néanmoins splendide. Ne pas rater les têtes d animaux.
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fute_881563
fute_881563
Visited in september 2017
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Une imposante fontaine avec ses statues au cœur de la ville, incontournable, et très rafraîchissante l'été pour faire une pause entre deux visites ! Sur la place Bellini voisine, une autre merveille à découvrir : l'église della Martorana de Palerme
Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (l'une des plus belle de la ville).
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oupoup
oupoup
Visited in may 2017
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Magnifique et contrairement à d'autres statues dans Palerme celles là sont très propres!
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