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The Nymphaeum, Lainate, Italy.
Built 1580-1590, by Pirro I of the Borromeo-Visconti family to house his treasures.
Designed by the architect Martino Bassi
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Nymphaeum of Punta Epitaffio
The submerged remains of Emperor Claudius’s Nymphaeum was discovered intact at the foot of Epitaffio Point. It is a rectangular building headed with an apse and is decorated with a series of sculptures reconstructed as originally found.
- Underwater Archaeological Park of Baia.
The Jerash Nymphaeum⛲
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⚫Located in Jerash, Jordan.
⚫This ornamental fountain was constructed in 191 AD, and dedicated to the Nymphs.
⚫Nymphs are generally regarded as divine spirits who animate or maintain Nature and are often associated with the air, seas, woods, or water, or particular locations or landforms.
⚫It was originally embellished with marble facings on the lower level and painted plaster on the upper level, topped with a half-dome roof.
⚫Water cascaded through 7 carved lions’ heads into small basins on the sidewalk and overflowed from there through drains into the underground sewer system.
⚫Such fountains were common in Roman cities, and provided a refreshing Central point for the city.
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