Triton Fountain in Italy, Rome resort
Rating: 8,1/10 (200 votes)  The Triton Fountain is located near the Barberini Palace in Piazza Barberini. The fountain was commissioned by Pope Urban Eighth in 1642. The project was designed by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini. The fountain's plinth was formed from four sculptures of dolphins holding a huge shell at the tips of their tails. A statue of the god's son Poseidon was installed on the open shells of the shell - Triton. Triton blows a stream of water from the sink, which fills the fountain. Between the dolphins you can see the images of the Barberini coat of arms.  
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