Elephant Fountain

The Elephant Fountain is a located in the center of in the city of , designed by architect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini between 1735 and 1737.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: symbolic monument of the city of Catania
  • Also known as: “Liotru”
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piazza del Duomo and Catania Cathedral.

Square
Photo: Dariolp83, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the main city square in , , flanked by both the centers of civic and religious power.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha, usually known as the , is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , , . It was the seat of the Bishops of Catania until 1859, when the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese, and since then has been the seat of the Archbishops of Catania. is situated 100 metres east of Elephant Fountain.

Fountain
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giudecca di Catania and Civita.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Elephant Fountain

Latitude
37.50249° or 37° 30′ 9″ north
Longitude
15.08709° or 15° 5′ 14″ east
Inception
1737
Open location code
8F9QG32P+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 415206949
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1082066
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Elephant Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大象喷泉”
  • Dutch: “Fontana dell’Elefante”
  • French: “fontaine de l’éléphant”
  • French: “Fontaine de l’éléphant”
  • German: “Elefantenbrunnen”
  • Italian: “Fontana dell’Elefante”
  • Italian: “Liotru”
  • Japanese: “象の噴水”
  • Persian: “فواره فیل”
  • Sicilian: “Diotro”
  • Sicilian: “Diotru”
  • Sicilian: “Liotro”
  • Sicilian: “Liotru”
  • Sicilian: “Lu Liotru”
  • Spanish: “Fontana dell’Elefante”

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