Fountain of the Three Vises

Fountain of the Three Vises. This characteristic tri-front fountain, located in front of the Town Hall and today for ornamental use, refers to the origins of the toponym Treviso (from Tervisus: three views) and the formation of the city, which arose from three primitive nuclei on the respective heights of Piazza dei Signori , Piazza Duomo and Sant'Andrea.

The lower part has a circular basin into which the water flows from the mouths of four stylized lion heads, symbols of the strength of the liquid element. The upper herm, a copy of a nineteenth-century specimen, was originally located on the staircase of the Palazzo dei Trecento.

Characteristic and original Treviso fountain, located in front of the entrance to the Town Hall, represents a three-headed herm, a copy of an older sculpture now lost. The herm rests on a hexagonal stone column, placed in the middle of a circular stone basin, surmounted by a capital adorned with three lion faces from whose mouth, by means of a slender metal torch, the water is delivered in a continuous jet . It is fed by the aqueduct.

Map: Fountain of the Three Vises

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Address: Via Luigi Bailo, 31100
Treviso (TV) Veneto
Latitude: 45.66739665061963
Longitude: 12.244927883148193
Site: https://www.fontaneitaliane.co...

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Type: Manufactured
Function: Monument
Creation date: 16-03-2021 04:21
Last update: 02/09/2022