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The Triton: half-man and half-fish

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The Triton above the Arch of the Triton, called officially the "Allegoric Gate to the creation of the World". The water-world is in the ground floor and the upper floor is the world of plants - most notably the tree and the wines. The transition is made by water weed.

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Mojca Vilfan
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