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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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felixelgato
felixelgato
Visited in march 2017
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Belle place Pretoria et en son centre superbe fontaine entourée de nombreuses statues toutes plus belles les unes que les autres. Un endroit très agréable et reposant en plein centre de Palerme. Immanquable!
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cglobetrotter
cglobetrotter
Visited in april 2017
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Très belle fontaine qui s'éclaire de nuit. Le palais de l'hôtel de ville en face s'éclaire également de nuit.
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ryokan
ryokan
Visited in february 2017
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Fontaine gigantesque de 1575 réalisée pour la ville de Florence mais refusée par elle en raison de ses nus nombreux et à l'anatomie fort bien sculptée. Elle fait face à l'hôtel de ville et en rotonde des groupes tournent autour d'une vasque circulaire.
De jour c'est très beau et on peut se promener parmi les groupes mais la nuit , c'est un spectacle féérique .
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mariedo1952
mariedo1952
Visited in september 2016
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Sur la place Pretoria, une des plus belles places de Palerme, domine la splendide fontaine entourée de sculptures voluptueuses et un peu érotiques car dénudées, mais tellement photogéniques ! On y vient de jour mais aussi la nuit lorsque la place est éclairée ce qui lui donne une ambiance particulière et romantique à souhait.
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steph.fe
steph.fe
Visited in april 2016
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Beautiful decorated fountain of superb statues all surrounded by beautiful palaces
The staues are really beautiful
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