Fontana dei Dioscuri
Fountain with ancient Dioscuri statues and obelisk in Rome.
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The Fontana dei Dioscuri sits across from the Quirinal Palace, the Italian president’s home. Its centerpiece combines the ancient Horse Tamers statues of Castor and Pollux, once at Constantine’s Baths, with a large obelisk brought from the Campus Martius.
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