CATANIA, Italy.
Piazza Duomo / Cathedral Square.
Detail of the Elephant Fountain, designed by the architect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini (Palermo, 3.2.1702 - Milazzo, 11.3.1768) between 1735 and 1737. The figure of the elephant, in black basalt, popularly known as "u Liotru", is the symbol of the city of Catania.
Piazza Duomo / Cathedral Square.
Detail of the Elephant Fountain, designed by the architect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini (Palermo, 3.2.1702 - Milazzo, 11.3.1768) between 1735 and 1737. The figure of the elephant, in black basalt, popularly known as "u Liotru", is the symbol of the city of Catania.
Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 01.2018.
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