Fountain of Neptune
The Fountain of Neptune is a monumental civic fountain located in the eponymous square, Piazza del Nettuno, next to Piazza Maggiore, in Bologna, Italy The fountain is a model example of Mannerist taste of the Italian courtly elite in the mid-sixteenth century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monument
- Description: water well
- Also known as: “Fontana del Nettuno” and “Fountain of Neptune, Bologna”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo Re Enzo and Palazzo d’Accursio.
Palazzo Re Enzo
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palazzo Re Enzo is a palace located on Piazza del Nettuno, 1 in the historic center of Bologna, northern Italy. The palace takes its name from Enzio of Sardinia, Frederick II's son, who was prisoner here from 1249 until his death in 1272.
Palazzo d’Accursio
Town hall
Palazzo d'Accursio is a palace once formulated to house major administrative offices of the city of Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located on the Piazza Maggiore, and is the city's Town Hall.
palazzo del Podestà
The Palazzo del Podestà is a civic building in Bologna, northern Italy. The edifice was built around 1200 as the seat of the local podestà, the various functionaries of the commune.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manifattura delle Arti and San Donnino.
Manifattura delle Arti
Neighborhood
Photo: Velthur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manifattura delle Arti is a neighborhood.
San Donnino
Quarter
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San Donnino is a quarter, which is situated 3 km northeast of Fountain of Neptune.
San Nicolò di Villola
Village
San Nicolò di Villola is a Roman Catholic parish church located on via Cadriano #11 in Bologna, Italy. San Nicolò di Villola is situated 4 km northeast of Fountain of Neptune.
Fountain of Neptune
- Category: fountain
- Location: Porto - Saragozza, Bologna, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Fountain of Neptune” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Նեպտուն (շատրվան, Բոլոնիա)”
- Armenian: “Նեպտուն”
- Basque: “Neptunoren iturria (Bolonia)”
- Basque: “Neptunoren iturria”
- Catalan: “Font de Neptú (Bolònia)”
- Chinese: “海神喷泉”
- Danish: “Neptunfontænen (Bologna)”
- Danish: “Neptunfontænen”
- Dutch: “Fountain of Neptune, Bologna”
- Dutch: “Neptunusfontein”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة نبتون”
- French: “fontaine de Neptune”
- French: “Fontaine de Neptune”
- French: “Fontana del Nettuno”
- Georgian: “ნეპტუნის შადრევანი”
- German: “Neptunbrunnen”
- Hungarian: “Neptun-kút”
- Indonesian: “Air Mancur Neptunus, Bologna”
- Italian: “fontana del Nettuno, detta del Gigante”
- Italian: “Fontana del Nettuno”
- Italian: “il Gigante”
- Japanese: “ネットゥーノの噴水”
- Japanese: “ネットゥーノの泉”
- Japanese: “ネプチューンの噴水”
- Korean: “넵투누스 분수”
- Lombard: “Fontana del Netun (Bologna)”
- Lombard: “Fontana del Netun”
- Persian: “آبنمای نپتون، بولونیا”
- Romagnol: “al Żigànt”
- Russian: “Нептун (фонтан в Болонье)”
- Russian: “Нептун”
- Russian: “Фонтан Нептун в Болонье”
- Slovenian: “Neptunov vodnjak (Giambologna)”
- Slovenian: “Neptunov vodnjak”
- Spanish: “Fuente de Neptuno”
- Turkish: “Neptün Çeşmesi, Bologna”
- Turkish: “Neptün Çeşmesi”
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