The fountain of the lions, built in 1788 by Francesco Sicuro, was one of the three fountains that embellished Piazza Mercato at the end of the eighteenth century, with a dual aesthetic and watering purpose for the animals that transported the goods. Like the other fountains built by the Sure in that square, the theme is Egyptian, with two lions and an obelisk. The fountain was moved first to Poggioreale in the 19th century and then to the Molosiglio gardens in 1938, when these were created at the same time as the new coast road (via Acton) in the area that until the end of the 19th century had been occupied by the Bourbon arsenal.
