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Fontana Del Moro, Piazza Navona, Rome
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Found at the southern end of
Piazza Navona the Fontana del Moro was designed by Giacomo della
Porto and erected in 1575. The fountain has statues of four Tritons and
the basin is made of special antique rose marble. In 1654, Bernini carved
the central figure, a muscular Triton riding a dolphin, that resembles a
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