Fontana Pretoria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Fontana Pretoria, or Praetorian Fountain, a monumental fountain built by Francesco Camilliani in Florence in 1554 and transferred to Palermo in 1574, in the Piazza Pretoria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fountain is known locally as the Fontana della Vergogna or Fountain of Shame because of the naked statues. The fountain was restored 1998-2003. Palermo was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians, and was settled by the Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Normans. Its Arab and Norman centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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1554 1574 Camilliani Fontana Monumental Palermo Piazza Praetorian Pretoria Shame Sicilian Vergogna
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