
Elephant Fountain
monument · CataniaThe Elephant Fountain stands in the middle of Piazza del Duomo in Catania. Designed by Giovanni Battista Vaccarini in 1735-1737 as part of the rebuilding after the 1693 earthquake, it sets a black basalt elephant, known locally as u Liotru, on a marble base with figures of the rivers Simeto and Amenano, with an obelisk on its back.