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Fontana delle Tartarughe

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The Turtle Fountain
The Turtle Fountain

The Fontana delle Tartarughe (The Turtle Fountain) is a fountain of the late Italian Renaissance, located in Piazza Mattei, in the Sant'Angelo district of Rome, Italy. It was built between 1580 and 1588 by the architect Giacomo della Porta and the sculptor Taddeo Landini. The bronze turtles around the upper basin, usually attributed either to Gian Lorenzo Bernini or Andrea Sacchi, were added in either 1658 or 1659 when the fountain was restored.

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Fontana delle Tartarughe
Piazza Mattei, Rome Municipio Roma I

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N 41.893888888889 ° E 12.4775 °
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Palazzo Giacomo Mattei

Piazza Mattei
00186 Rome, Municipio Roma I
Lazio, Italy
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