The Fontana del Sebeto is a monumental fountain located in largo Sermoneta in the zone of Mergellina of

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, Italy. The fountain was commissioned by the viceroy Emanuele Zunica e Fonseca and built by

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based on a design by his father,

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. Originally situated on Via Gusmana (now Via Cesario Console), it was moved to the actual location in 1939. The base is made of rock from Piperno; the superior has three basins of marble. The central one has two marine monsters who spout water. The central arch has a recumbent old man representing the river

Sebeto The Sebéto was a river which ran through the Greek city of Neapolis, now Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of I ...

, which formerly coursed through the center of town. Two Tritons spread the water to lateral basins. Atop the fountain are the shields with the heraldry of the viceroy, the King of Spain, and the city of Naples.

Bibliography

*Aurelio De Rose, ''Le fontane di Napoli'', Roma,

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