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This fountain is located in the main square of Siena, Piazza del Campo. Around 1340, the Siena Signoria decided to build a public fountain in the main square of the city, Piazza del Campo. The work was entrusted to the Sienese sculptors and architects Agostino and Agnolo, who built a rectangular fountain bowl and brought water to it through lead and clay pipes. The fountain was inaugurated on June 1, 1343. In 1409, the sculptor Jacopo della Quercia returned to his homeland in Siena, where he decorated three walls of the fountain with marble sculptures. The marble decoration of the fountain was completed in 1419 and caused such delight among the Sienese that the sculptor Jacopo della Quercia was then called Jacopo della Fonte. In the 19th century, it was decided to move the original sculptures from the fountain, damaged by time, to the museum of the Palazzo Pubblico, and to place copies in the square instead. The copies were made in 1858 by the Sienese sculptor Tito Sarrocchi.

This fountain is located in the main square of Siena, Piazza del Campo. Around 1340, the Siena Signoria decided to build a public fountain in the main square of the city, Piazza del Campo. The work was entrusted to the Sienese sculptors and architects Agostino and Agnolo, who built a rectangular fountain bowl and brought water to it through lead and clay pipes. The fountain was inaugurated on June 1, 1343. In 1409, the sculptor Jacopo della Quercia returned to his homeland in Siena, where he decorated three walls of the fountain with marble sculptures. The marble decoration of the fountain was completed in 1419 and caused such delight among the Sienese that the sculptor Jacopo della Quercia was then called Jacopo della Fonte. In the 19th century, it was decided to move the original sculptures from the fountain, damaged by time, to the museum of the Palazzo Pubblico, and to place copies in the square instead. The copies were made in 1858 by the Sienese sculptor Tito Sarrocchi.

This fountain is located in the main square of Siena, Piazza del Campo. Around 1340, the Siena Signoria decided to build a public fountain in the main square of the city, Piazza del Campo. The work was entrusted to the Sienese sculptors and architects Agostino and Agnolo, who built a rectangular fountain bowl and brought water to it through lead and clay pipes. The fountain was inaugurated on June 1, 1343. In 1409, the sculptor Jacopo della Quercia returned to his homeland in Siena, where he decorated three walls of the fountain with marble sculptures. The marble decoration of the fountain was completed in 1419 and caused such delight among the Sienese that the sculptor Jacopo della Quercia was then called Jacopo della Fonte. In the 19th century, it was decided to move the original sculptures from the fountain, damaged by time, to the museum of the Palazzo Pubblico, and to place copies in the square instead. The copies were made in 1858 by the Sienese sculptor Tito Sarrocchi.

Its history began in 1361 when it began its construction to fortify the city and its fortress rose to warn of the then overwhelming power of Siena, up to 1600 epoch in which the Fortress definitively lost its military function. Since then it has been destined to different activities to meet the city's needs, hosting over time a religious community of Benedictines.

Its history began in 1361 when it began its construction to fortify the city and its fortress rose to warn of the then overwhelming power of Siena, up to 1600 epoch in which the Fortress definitively lost its military function. Since then it has been destined to different activities to meet the city's needs, hosting over time a religious community of Benedictines.

Its history began in 1361 when it began its construction to fortify the city and its fortress rose to warn of the then overwhelming power of Siena, up to 1600 epoch in which the Fortress definitively lost its military function. Since then it has been destined to different activities to meet the city's needs, hosting over time a religious community of Benedictines.

Its history began in 1361 when it began its construction to fortify the city and its fortress rose to warn of the then overwhelming power of Siena, up to 1600 epoch in which the Fortress definitively lost its military function. Since then it has been destined to different activities to meet the city's needs, hosting over time a religious community of Benedictines.

Legends associate the construction of the monastery with the name of Charlemagne, who was forced to make a stop here on his way because his army was stricken with illness (presumably the plague). According to legend, an angel appeared to the ruler in a dream and told him how to overcome the illness, pointing to a medicinal herb growing in the area. But there is a more realistic version of the origin of the abbey: Construction of a Benedictine monastery on this site began in 770 for pilgrims traveling from the north to Rome. On December 29, 814, Louis the Pious signed a decree essentially granting the abbey imperial patronage.

Legends associate the construction of the monastery with the name of Charlemagne, who was forced to make a stop here on his way because his army was stricken with illness (presumably the plague). According to legend, an angel appeared to the ruler in a dream and told him how to overcome the illness, pointing to a medicinal herb growing in the area. But there is a more realistic version of the origin of the abbey: Construction of a Benedictine monastery on this site began in 770 for pilgrims traveling from the north to Rome. On December 29, 814, Louis the Pious signed a decree essentially granting the abbey imperial patronage.

Legends associate the construction of the monastery with the name of Charlemagne, who was forced to make a stop here on his way because his army was stricken with illness (presumably the plague). According to legend, an angel appeared to the ruler in a dream and told him how to overcome the illness, pointing to a medicinal herb growing in the area. But there is a more realistic version of the origin of the abbey: Construction of a Benedictine monastery on this site began in 770 for pilgrims traveling from the north to Rome. On December 29, 814, Louis the Pious signed a decree essentially granting the abbey imperial patronage.