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The fountain, placed in Piazza del Duomo, has on its top a stone eagle, the same represented in the emblem of Trento. On the fluted shaft is depicted a lion’s head from whose mouth the water comes out.
The fountain was at first designed by the engineer Leonardi, but it was ended only in 1850 with the final project of Stefano Varner. The fountain was originally located over the city well close to the church of San Pietro; immediately after the façade renovation in neo-gothic style, it was removed and dismembered. Some pieces were used to build other fountains, including the one in Piazza Garzetti.
The stone eagle is the protagonist of a legend: a man from Sardagna (an hamlet of Trento), unfairly sentenced to death, just before being executed in piazza Duomo saw an eagle twirling in the sky and cried “Will the eagle become stone if I’m innocent”. The eagle turned to stone, setting the man free, and it remained in the place where it had rested before turning to stone.
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- Ufficio Cultura turismo ed eventi tel. 0461 884287 mail servizio.cultura-turismo@comune.trento.it
- APT Trento e Monte Bondone tell. 0461 216000 mail info@trento.info
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