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Fountain of the Turtles
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Alessandro Portesi
January 1, 2023
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The fountain was built between 1581 and 1588 to a design by Giacomo della Porta (1533-1602) with sculptures by the Florentine Taddeo Landini (1550-1596).
The Fountain of the Turtles is …
The Fountain of the Turtles is …
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•Ralph
January 2, 2023
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The Turtle Fountain (Italian: Fontana delle Tartarughe) is an ornamental fountain in Piazza Mattei in Rome. It was built in 1580-1588 by Giacomo della Porta and Taddeo Landini, completed in 1658/1659 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini or Andrea Sacchi and is considered a Baroque masterpiece.
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