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Perugia - Fontana Maggiore (18)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 248 W: 121 N: 377]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (1906) | Perugia - Fontana Maggiore
The renowned Fontana Maggiore stands in the middle of Piazza IV Novembre. It was built in 1278 according to plans by Brother Bevignate, who designed two polygonal and concentric marble basins surmounted by a bronze bowl. This fountain is famous all over the world because of the elegance of its lines, the harmony of its form and the value of its decorations (you can better watch them in my workshop). They consist of 50 bas-reliefs and 24 statues by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. The panels of the basins represent various personages, saints, symbols and scenes referring to the city's history, and to middle ages imagination.
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Technical Notes
The picture is the result of a couple of sturdy-Manfrotto-tripod-exposures merged via Photoshop CS2 to counteract "ghost effect" of walking people. |
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