Tag: barchile

The fountain of the Marine Genius in Piazza Colombo in Genoa.
In the very central Piazza Colombo there is this beautiful fountain (which was previously in front of the Royal Palace) restored quite recently.
The photo was taken coming from Via XX Settembre along Via Galata.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Canon RF 24-50.

Here's where the fountain is located:

The fountain was moved from Ponte Reale to Piazza Colombo in 1861 to embellish the new nineteenth-century square commissioned by the architect Resasco. Not only beauty but also utility since the barchile served as a watering place for horses and mules coming from the countryside that passed through loaded with vegetables towards the eastern market.
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The fountain of the Marine Engineer in the square dedicated to Columbus in Genoa – La fontaine de l’Ingénieur de la Marine sur la place dédiée à Colomb à Gênes – La fuente del Ingeniero Marino en la plaza dedicada a Colón en Génova – Der Brunnen des Marineingenieurs auf dem Kolumbus gewidmeten Platz in Genua – Đài phun nước của Kỹ sư Hàng hải tại quảng trường dành riêng cho Columbus ở Genoa