Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Pinecone Fountain
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An image of the Pinecone Fountain (Fontana della Pigna), which is in a niche of the wall of the Vatican facing the Pinecone Courtyard (Cortile della Pigna). The bronze pinecone once spouted water from its top and originally stood near the Pantheon, then was moved during the Middle Ages, and finally to its present location in 1608. The bronze peacocks are copies of those that decorate the tomb of Emperor Hadrian; the originals are held in the collection of the New Wing (Braccio Nuovo) of the Chiaramonti Museum, which is part of the Vatican Museums. The Pinecone Fountain was undergoing renovations when the photograph was taken in 2017.
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