Fountain of Neptune

The Fountain of Neptune is situated in the in , Italy, near the northwest corner of the . It was commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1559 to celebrate his gift of clean water to the city, and later was appropriated to celebrate the marriage of his son and heir apparent Francesco de' Medici I to Grand Duchess Joanna of Austria.
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  • Monument
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (190 feet)
  • Description: fountain in Florence
  • Also known as
    “Fontana del Nettuno”
    “Fountain of Neptune, Florence”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Uffizi Gallery and Piazza della Signoria.
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Museum
The is an art museum adjacent to the…
130 metres south of Fountain of Neptune
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Square
is a W-shaped square in front…
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The , also called the Loggia della…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Statuto and Isolotto.
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Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.
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Suburb
is a residential district in the southwestern part of , , Italy.
3½ km west of Fountain of Neptune
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Hamlet
is a hamlet.
3½ km south of Fountain of Neptune

Fountain of Neptune

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Latitude
43.7696° or 43° 46′ 11″ north
Longitude
11.25563° or 11° 15′ 20″ east
Open location code
8FMHQ794+R7
Geo­Names ID
11127215
Wiki­data ID
Q645374

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Fountain of Neptune” goes by many names.
Фантан НептунаBelarusian
Font de Neptú, Florència, ItàliaCatalan
海神喷泉Chinese
Neptunova fontanaCroatian
Neptunova fontana (Firenca)Croatian
NeptunusfonteinDutch
Neptunusfontein (Florence)Dutch
نافورة نبتونEgyptian Arabic
Fontaine de NeptuneFrench
NeptunbrunnenGerman
Neptun-kútHungarian
BianconeItalian
Fontana del BianconeItalian
Fontana del NettunoItalian
Fontana del Nettuno (Florence)Italian
Fontana di NettunoItalian
Fontana di PiazzaItalian
Il bianconeItalian
넵투누스 분수Korean
НептунRussian
Нептун (фонтан во Флоренции)Russian
Фонтан Нептун во ФлоренцииRussian
Neptunov vodnjak, FirenceSlovenian
Fuente de NeptunoSpanish
Neptün ÇeşmesiTurkish

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