Neptuno @ Fonte de Dona Estefânia - Lisboa, Portugal
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manchanegra
N 38° 43.902 W 009° 08.454
29S E 487753 N 4287013
Statue of Neptune in the middle of a Fountain in the center of Lisbon.
Waymark Code: WMD2RZ
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/11/2011
Views: 12
Statue of Neptune. Neptune is the Roman god of the sea and was inspired in the Greek god Poseidon.
This statue is placed inside a fountain in the Largo de Dona Estefânia.
The statue was placed in the nearby square "Praça do Chile" but was originally from the Loreto Fountain, a fountain in Chiado area in Lisbon from 1771 to 1853.
It´s made of marble.
Time Period: Middle Ages
Approximate Date of Epic Period: Roman Period
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
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