点评:The Quattro Fontane di Taormina is a unique fountain out in front of the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas of Bari on Cathedral Square (Piazza Duomo). You can’t miss it as you walk down Corso Umberto, the main street of Taormina. The fountain was built in 1635 and became known as Quattro Fontane from the four columns placed around the fountain. Each column has a seahorse mounted on top of it and the water flowed out of the mouth of the seahorse, although on the day we were there, only one actually had running water. On a pedestal in the center of the fountain stands a mythological creature (1/2 woman - 1/2 animal) with a crown on her head, holding a scepter in her right hand, and a globe with a cross in her left. This is reportedly the town's coat of arms. Most fountains in Europe were made so people would have water for drinking and other household uses. I saw someone filling up their water bottle, so I guess it’s still safe to drink. (PaM)
翻译:陶尔米纳四喷泉是一座独特的喷泉,位于大教堂广场 (Piazza Duomo) 的巴里圣尼古拉斯大教堂前。当您沿着陶尔米纳的主街 Corso Umberto 漫步时,您不会错过它。这座喷泉建于 1635 年,因喷泉周围放置的四根柱子而被称为四喷泉。每根柱子上都安装有一只海马,水从海马的嘴里流出,尽管我们去的那天,只有一根柱子有自来水。喷泉中心的基座上站着一个神话生物(一半是女人,一半是动物),头戴王冠,右手拿着权杖,左手拿着一个带有十字架的地球仪。据说这是该镇的徽章。欧洲的大多数喷泉都是为人们提供饮用水和其他家庭用水而建造的。我看到有人把水灌满了他们的水瓶,所以我想它仍然可以安全饮用。(PaM)