Planet Neptune and the Roman god Neptune - Messina, Italy.
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N 38° 11.962 E 015° 33.474
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Neptune is the 8th and farthest planet from the Sun. A monumental size sculpture of Roman god Neptune is the central figure of the Fountain of Neptune located on the waterfront at Via Garibaldi and the Piazza dell'Unità d'Italia in Messina, Italy.
Waymark Code: WM11TNM
Location: Sicilia, Italy
Date Posted: 12/18/2019
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Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and the third most massive planet in the solar system. Neptune, on average, is located 30.1 AU from the sun and takes 164.8 years for Neptune to make a complete orbit of the Sun. The planet is named after the Roman god of the sea.
The Neptune fountain contains sculptures of Neptune flanked by the monsters of Greek mythology Scylla and Charibdes. The marble fountain was commissioned Senate of Messina and was created in 1557 by Florentine sculptor Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli.
The central figure is a monumental sculpture of the Roman god of the sea, Neptune. He is standing naked on top of an ornate platform in the center of an oval basin. His right hand is outstretched forward and he holds a trident, vertically, in his left hand.
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