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- The name of this square (piazza
Mattei) derives from the property that the Mattei family had in this
zone. In the middle of it is Fontana delle Tartarughe, built
according to a design of G.Della Porta in 1581-1584, with the
bronze
sculptures by T.Landini, and restored in 1658 probably by
G.L.Bernini.
Originally the place of four tortoises was occupied by four dolphins.
The sculptures of tortoises were stolen several times, and finally
replaced by copies (three originals are now in Musei Capitolini).
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