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Fuente de los 16 caños

Esta fuente fue construida a mediados del siglo XIX. Sus grandes proporciones, la majestuosa escalinata poco propicia para el acarreo de agua, su estanque circular, nos inducen a pensar que en su actual configuración peso menos el mero utilitarismo que el ornato de la principal plaza de Berja.La Obra de la fuente data de 1859, de la cual no puede dudarse de su importancia, como lo demuestra: el grueso acopio de materiales, la utilización un total de 70 piedras y las 86 peonadas, todo un coste de 5.804,63 reales.

This fountain was built in the middle years of the nineteenth century. Its big proportions, the majestic staircase -unable to transport water- and its round pond, makes us think that in its current configuration, the fountain's decoration was more important than its mere utility. The making of the fountain took place in 1859, and there is no doubt about its importance, as it is evidenced by: the large collection of materials, a total of 70 stones and 86 workers, with a total sum of 5804.63 reales.

Nuria Salmerón, Hanae Halbaui, Cristian Villegas, Francisco Heredia 

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