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PMR517-05 Italy, Sicily, Catania: the elephant fountain, symbol of Catania, stands in the Piazza Duomo. The obelisk was brought from Egypt by the Romans; the elephant was carved from volcanic lava in Byzantine times. The city has been buried under lava from Etna seven times in recorded history. Keywords: picturesque, Sicilia, historic, volcanic

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
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PMR517-05
Upload Date: 2013-04-30 13:38:43
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Italy, Sicily, Catania: the elephant fountain, symbol of Catania, stands

in the Piazza Duomo. The obelisk was brought from Egypt by the Romans; the elephant was carved from volcanic lava in Byzantine times. The city has been buried under lava from Etna seven times in recorded history.
Keywords: picturesque, Sicilia, historic, volcanic