La fontana dei Cavalli ad Ancona.
Un monumento di Ancona è la fontana dei Cavalli, in pieno centro storico!
E’ un monumento, ho scoperto molto recentemente, dedicato al mare ed ai marittimi.
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La fontana ricorda con le sue sculture i due aspetti del mare, entrambi conosciuti dai marinai anconitani: i cavalli marini, sacri a Poseidone, ricordano le tempeste che secondo la mitologia il dio del mare poteva scatenare; i delfini, sacri ad Afrodite, ricordano invece la buona navigazione.
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The Fountain of the Horses in Ancona – La fontaine du cheval à Ancône – La fuente del caballo en Ancona – A Fonte dos Cavalos em Ancona – Der Pferdebrunnen in Ancona – Đài phun nước ngựa ở Ancona
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Visit the Official Tourism Site and plan your next trip to Italy. Discover the wonders of the Italian territory: Italia.it.
Are you looking for a good book on the history of art? Then I suggest you look among the Bestsellers of Amazon to see what the public is interested in at the moment. If you want some guide to Italy from an artistic point of view, I invite you to see: Grand tour d'Italia a piccoli passi di Philippe Daverio e il classico Italia in 52 weekend. Itinerari inconsueti tra natura, arte e tradizioni by Lonely Planet. If you are curious about mysteries you could read I monumenti esoterici d'Italia by Fabrizio Falconi.
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