The monumental fountains of Rossio are two landmarks of the 19th century Lisbon that can’t go unnoticed in this city of seven hills. There are others, which we’ve already mentioned in Iron Fountains of the 19th Century Lisbon. However, despite being fascinating, they don’t have the impressiveness of these ones, located in the capital’s living room, that imprint monumentality, embellish and refresh Rossio since 1889. The monumental fountains of Rossio are part of the so-called Pombaline Downtown, which is classified as Public Interest. But do you know the origin of these fountains, where they were produced, who their author is…

The iron fountains of the 19th century Lisbon are a fascinating subject not only for the beauty of its object of study, but also for the fact that information about its origin and authorship is not easily available. This approach requires us, therefore, to take a particularly careful look, seeking to uncover similarities between other identical specimens spread all over the world. Fountains of Lisbon There are countless fountains that we can observe in Lisbon. In many of the city’s gardens we find fountains with stone tanks of different sizes and periods, some with associated sculptural elements that deserve to…