Fountain of the Tritons

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The Tritons' Fountain (Italian: Fontana dei Tritoni) is a fountain located in Milan, Italy.

The fountain, completed in 1928, was designed by architect Alessandro Minali and sculpted by Salvatore Saponaro. It was commissioned as a decorative feature by the Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde and built along the boundary wall of Palazzo Confalonieri, which was owned by the institution.

The fountain, located at the intersection of Via Andegari and Via Romagnosi in central Milan, features a small central basin with two tritons, flanked by two allegorical sculptures. On the left is Saving, depicted with a money box and accompanied by the Latin inscription tute servare (“to keep safe”); on the right is Charity, represented with a basket of fruit and the inscription munifice donare (“to give generously”).