Fountains

Fountains

Total Number	109
Total Number Missing	0
Total Number Functioning	69
Purpose	Utility

Fountains are pieces of functional material culture that provide Venetians with clean drinking water. Typically centrally located within one of the city's many campi, these fountains symbolize the transition of art within the city with some being uniquely hand-crafted and others products of mass production.

A working fountain dispensing water in Cannaregio

Statistics

• Ownership of Venetian fountains is marked by a service panel on the back of the fountain. Fountains with a panel are owned by the city, those without one are owned by VESTA.
• The city of Venice owns 60% of the fountains, VESTA owns the remaining 40%.
• 60% of the fountains owned by the city are functional, while 70% of those owned by VESTA are functional
• 135.867,600 liters (41,307,500 gallons) of clean, potable water are dispensed by Venetian fountains each year.

Damage and Preservation

For general information pertaining to the sources of damage to Venetian fountains, please see the Damage to public art page.

For general information pertaining to the restoration and preservation of Venetian fountains, please see the Restoration and preservation of public art page.

Specific information regarding the damage and restoration needs of each fountain can be found on the pages dedicated to each individual fountain, as listed in the map below and in the navigation box under the "See Also" section of this page.

Location

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References

• Rizzi, Alberto. "Scultura Esterna a Venezia." Stamperia di Venezia Editrice, 1987.
• Venice Project Center

Bibliography

• 2010 WPI PreserVenice Project Team
• 2008 WPI PreserVenice Project Team
• 2007 WPI PreserVenice Project Team
• 2000 WPI PreserVenice Project Team

External Links

• www.preservenice.org
• www.venice2point0.org