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.
Statements (43)
| 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
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river god Amenano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Tito Angelini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 10 metres ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ornamental fountain
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urban landmark ⓘ |
| hasItalianName | Fontana dell’Amenano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central statue of a young river god
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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
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Piazza del Duomo, Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCenter | true ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Catania Cathedral
NERFINISHED
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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
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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Piazza del Duomo (Catania)