Elephant Fountain

Catania, Italy · built 1736

The Elephant Fountain (Fontana dell'Elefante) is a monument located in the center of Piazza del Duomo in the Sicilian city of Catania, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini between 1735 and 1737. Its main element is a black basalt statue of an elephant, commonly called u Liotru (Sicilian pronunciation: [ʊ lɪˈɔːʈɽʊ]), which has become the emblem of the city of Catania.

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