Bembo Fountain, Heraklion Overview
Bembo Fountain is Heraklion's first fountain, located north of Kornarou Square. The fountain has a headless statue of Roman origin and pillars on both sides, standing on the top of the water sprout. Built-in 1552-1554, Gothic and Renaissance architecture inspired the rush's decorative aspects, and it was named after a Venetian Governor, Gianmatteo Bembo.
The fountain does not sprout water now because the tank for water collection was removed in 1938, and the Turks built another fountain called the Turkish Sebil as a charity fountain. The crests around the statue make the fountain interestingly different from regular sprays. A marble basin was built near the Bembo fountain to collect the running water from it.
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