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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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berenger59
berenger59
Visited in february 2016
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La Fontana della Vergogna comme son nom l'indique, est une magnifique fontaine en cercle autour de laquelle gravite des bâtiments comme l'église S. Caterina, l'église S. Giuseppe dei Teatini et le palais du Sénat. Elle fût surnomée "fontaine de la honte" par les nones choquées devant l'impudeur de ses statues. Elles décidèrent un jour de leur casser le nez et aujourd'hui, il est facile de distinguer que ces parties du visage ont été recollées.
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abc44
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Magnifique fontaine dans le centre historique de Palerme.
Elle est située sur une grande place près des Quattro canti et de très belles églises.
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