Dear mum,
today we had a walk in the historical centre of Bologna, so I could see some very famous monuments.
This is the fountain of the Neptune ("Fontana del Nettuno"). It is a monumental fountain located in the eponymous square, Piazza del Nettuno, next to Piazza Maggiore. The fountain was designed by the Palermitan architect Tommaso Laureti, but the bronze figure of Neptune was made by Giambologna and completed about in 1565.
The statue was commissioned by the Cardinal Legate of the city, Charles Borromeo, to symbolize the fortunate recent election of Borromeo's uncle as Pope Pius IV.