EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 19 MIN
Episode 387 - Palermo - The Fountain of Shame (Pretorian Fountain)
from Rebuilding The Renaissance
Originally carved in 1554 for the garden of a Spanish nobleman in Florence, the so-called "Fountain of Shame" was dissembled in 644 pieces and transported to Palermo, Sicily, after having been sold to the Senate of Palermo. Situated on the western side of the Dominican church and nunnery of Santa Caterina, the abundant nudity of the fountain was thought to be shameful in such proximity to the chaste nuns.
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