Robbov vodnjak
Baroque obelisk fountain with three marble river gods pouring water from jugs beside the town hall.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Robba Fountain on Mestni trg in Ljubljana follows the Venetian-born sculptor Francesco Robba from the day the city magistrate hired him in the seventeen-forties to replace a crumbling Neptune fountain. It touches on shipments of Italian marble, local quarry stone and a town that wanted both a boast and a drink of water. Best heard standing beside the basin, close enough to see the jugs.
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