Morosini Fountain, Heraklion Overview
At Eleftherios Venizelos Square, a renowned fountain and meeting point in Heraklion in Crete, the Morosini Fountain or Lion’s Fountain. This 17th-century historic structure is one of the most beautiful monuments in Crete. It is most notable for four lions that support the central basin and let out water from their mouths into eight ornately carved troughs. There are cafes, restaurants, bars, and a few stores around the fountain.
The Morosini Fountain features numerous embossed mythological creatures such as dolphins, nymphs, tritons, coats of arms, etc. There was once a statue of Poseidon on top, but it was destroyed in an earthquake. It was built under the supervision of Francesco Morosini, the then Provveditore Generale, to supply water to the city from the Archanioti gorge.
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