Morosini Fountain

Morosini Fountain is a fountain in , . Morosini Fountain is situated nearby to the library , as well as near the arts center .
Photo: Danbu14, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: Venetian-era fountain in Heraklion, Greece
  • Also known as: “Krini Morozini” and “The Lions”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of Saint Mark and Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

Arts center
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as Hagios Markos, is a former Roman Catholic basilica, located in the center of the city of , , in .

Museum
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The is a museum located in on . It is one of the largest museums in Greece, and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artefacts of the Minoan civilization of . is situated 380 metres east of Morosini Fountain.

Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.
is situated 110 metres northeast of Morosini Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heraklion and Nea Alikarnassos.

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or Iraklio is the major city and capital of , the largest of the Greek islands. Its archaeological museum holds the remains of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, which centred on the nearby palace of Knossos, with its Minotaur legend.

Town
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is a town and a former municipality in the of , . It is located within the urban area of and since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Heraklion, of which it is a municipal unit.

Village
Prassa is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on . is situated 6 km southeast of Morosini Fountain.

Morosini Fountain

Latitude
35.33916° or 35° 20′ 21″ north
Longitude
25.13321° or 25° 7′ 60″ east
Inception
1629
Open location code
8G7784QM+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 621718927
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q15616490
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Ukrainian—“Morosini Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Morosinin lähdekaivo”
  • German: “4 Löwen Brunnen”
  • German: “Morosini-Brunnen”
  • Greek: “Κρήνη Μοροζίνι”
  • Italian: “fontana Morosini”
  • Italian: “i Leoni”
  • Ukrainian: “Фонтан Велетня”
  • Ukrainian: “Фонтан Гіганта”
  • Ukrainian: “Фонтан Морозіні (Іракліон)”
  • Ukrainian: “Фонтан Морозіні”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Βικελαία Δημοτική Βιβλιοθήκη and Πλατεία Καλλεργών.

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