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Fish Fountain

The Fountain of Pisces is a monumental fountain designed by Luigi Vanvitelli and located in the square of the Sedile in Largo Campo. Because of its location in the medieval Largo del Campo, in front of the Palazzo Genovese, it is also called Fontana del Campo. The composition loo...

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Fish Fountain — Salerno, Italy.

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The Fountain of Pisces is a monumental fountain designed by Luigi Vanvitelli and located in the square of the Sedile in Largo Campo. Because of its location in the medieval Largo del Campo, in front of the Palazzo Genovese, it is also called Fontana del Campo. The composition looks like a semicircular basin placed on two steps. The facade, trapezoidal in shape, is marked by four pilasters surmounted by a pediment and four marble vases. Five are the gushes: one coming from a marble basin placed in a niche at the center of the pediment, two coming from the dolphins placed on the edge of the pool, and two from the masks of Bacchus placed between the two pairs of pilasters. Following the dramatic earthquake of 1980, the monument suffered major damage to the upper part of the work that forced the removal of four marble vases at risk of falling. Restored in the laboratories of the Diocesan Museum, they were later returned to their original location.

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The Fountain of Pisces was designed by the renowned architect Luigi Vanvitelli and is located in Largo Campo (also known as the square of the Sedile) in front of the Palazzo Genovese. Its alternate name, Fontana del Campo, comes from its prominent position in this medieval square.
The fountain features a distinctive semicircular basin placed on two steps with a trapezoidal facade marked by four pilasters topped with a pediment and four marble vases. Water flows from five different points: one from a central marble basin in a niche, two from dolphins on the pool's edge, and two from Bacchus masks positioned between the pilaster pairs.
The severe 1980 earthquake caused major damage to the upper portion of the monument, necessitating the removal of four marble vases that were at risk of falling. These vases were carefully restored in the Diocesan Museum laboratories and later reinstalled in their original positions.
Following the earthquake damage, the four marble vases that were removed were professionally restored in the laboratories of the Diocesan Museum before being returned to their original location on the fountain. This careful restoration work preserved the monument's historical integrity and aesthetic design.
The Fountain of Pisces is significant as a work by Luigi Vanvitelli, one of Italy's most important architects, and it represents an important example of monumental fountain architecture set within a medieval urban landscape. Its survival through the devastating 1980 earthquake and subsequent restoration demonstrates its cultural importance and resilience as a local landmark.

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