Orion Fountain

Description

Of particular charm and beauty, situated in Piazza Duomo, the fountain of Orion was realized with Carrara marble around the middle of 1500 by Montorsoli, pupil of Michelangelo. The fountain has a pyramidal shape with Orion at the top, who according to mythology represents the founder of the city of Messina. At the feet of the fountain there is a big basin representing the four rivers (Nile, Tiber, Ebro and Camaro).

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