Amenano Fountain

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The Amenano Fountain is an elegant 19th-century marble fountain in Catania, Italy, known for its depiction of the river god Amenano and its location beside the city’s historic fish market.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fountain
monument
tourist attraction
accessFee free
architecturalStyle Neoclassical style
artForm public sculpture
constructionPeriod 19th century
country Italy
culturalSignificance symbol of Catania’s relationship with the Amenano river
depicts personification of the Amenano river
river god Amenano NERFINISHED
designer Tito Angelini NERFINISHED
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 10 metres
hasFunction ornamental fountain
urban landmark
hasItalianName Fontana dell’Amenano NERFINISHED
hasPart central statue of a young river god
large basin
overflowing water curtain
heritageDesignation part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto"
inception 1867
languageOfName Italian
locatedIn Catania NERFINISHED
Piazza del Duomo, Catania NERFINISHED
Sicily
locatedInHistoricCenter true
locatedNear Catania Cathedral NERFINISHED
Elephant Fountain NERFINISHED
locatedNextTo La Pescheria fish market NERFINISHED
material marble
municipality Comune di Catania NERFINISHED
nearTransport Catania Centrale area (city center) NERFINISHED
notableFor elegant 19th-century marble sculpture
location beside Catania’s historic fish market
symbolic representation of the buried Amenano river
partOf urban ensemble of Piazza del Duomo, Catania NERFINISHED
publicAccess yes
region Sicily
subjectOf photographs of Catania’s historic center
tourist guides about Catania
touristAttractionType urban fountain
usesWaterFrom subterranean Amenano River NERFINISHED
watercourse Amenano River NERFINISHED

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Piazza del Duomo hasLandmark Amenano Fountain
subject surface form: Piazza del Duomo (Catania)