Fountain sights in Crete

1. A Map

   Turkish fountain

   • Ierapetra, Greece
   • Sights › Fountain

   Inland from the medieval fortress is the labyrinthine old quarter, where you will see a Turkish fountain .

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   Rimondi Fountain

   • Rethymno, Greece
   • Sights › Fountain

   Pride of place among the many vestiges of Venetian rule goes to the Rimondi Fountain with its spouting lion heads and Corinthian capitals, built first in 1588 and rebuilt in 1626 by a rector of the city, A Rimondi.

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3. C Map

   Morosini Fountain

   • Iraklio, Greece
   • Sights › Fountain

   Several notable vestiges from Venetian times survive. Most famous is Morosini Fountain, which spurts water from four lions into eight ornate U-shaped marble troughs. The fountain, built in 1628, was commissioned by Francesco Morosini while he was governor of Crete. A marble statue of Poseidon with his trident used to stand at the centre, but was destroyed during the Turkish occupation.

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   Bembo Fountain

   • Iraklio, Greece
   • Sights › Fountain

   The delightful Bembo Fountain, at the southern end of 1866, is shown on local maps as the Turkish Fountain, but it was actually built by the Venetians in the 16th century. It was constructed from a hotchpotch of building materials including an ancient statue. The ornate hexagonal edifice next to the fountain was a pump house added by the Turks, and now functions as a pleasant kafeneio (coffee house).

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