80%Bocca della Verita
Piazza della Bocca della Verità, , Rome
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Where?
10 mins from Circo Massimo
What?
Sculpture
Anything else you need to know?
Translated into English it means "the Mouth of Truth", it is believed that if you told a lie with one hand in the mouth of the sculpture, it would be bitten off. The sculpture is thought to have been part of a fountain or a man hole cover.
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The perfect photo spot, with your hand inside it waiting to be bitten, a lot of visitors to Rome ignore its existence or forget to visit it. <br><br>The famous Mouth of Truth is a maskaron inside the porch of the church of St. Mary in Cosmedin. According to a famous Roman legend the... more The perfect photo spot, with your hand inside it waiting to be bitten, a lot of visitors to Rome ignore its existence or forget to visit it. <br><br>The famous Mouth of Truth is a maskaron inside the porch of the church of St. Mary in Cosmedin. According to a famous Roman legend the threatening mouth would snap shut on the hand of the liars... Are you ready for the challenge?close
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by Bairana
– posted on May 1, 2007
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