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Description
The Garaffo Fountain is a Baroque fountain dating back to 1698. It was once the center of the Vucciria Market square in Palermo. Its name, meaning "abundant with water," derives from the Arabic word *gharraf*.
Not to be confused with the Garraffello Fountain.
The work was sculpted by the artist Gioacchino Vitagliano in 1698, based on a design by Giacomo Amato. The structure consists of three basins arranged in a pyramid, surmounted by a goddess of abundance riding an eagle in combat with a hydra.
Initially placed in front of the Genius of Garraffo in the Vucciria, in Piazza del Garraffo, in 1862 it was moved to Piazza Marina, where it currently stands.
Not to be confused with the Garraffello Fountain.
The work was sculpted by the artist Gioacchino Vitagliano in 1698, based on a design by Giacomo Amato. The structure consists of three basins arranged in a pyramid, surmounted by a goddess of abundance riding an eagle in combat with a hydra.
Initially placed in front of the Genius of Garraffo in the Vucciria, in Piazza del Garraffo, in 1862 it was moved to Piazza Marina, where it currently stands.