The Fontana Maggiore is an elegant monument is located in the central Piazza November 4 (already large square).

It was built in 1278 by Giovanni and Nicola Pisano and consists of two concentric polygonal basins, pink and white marble.

The decoration of the fountain consists of 50 bas-reliefs and 25 statues. The depictions are allegorical symbols and references to the medieval culture of the time.

In the lower basin are represented the works of farm life with biblical and mythological episodes including two stories of Aesop and the representation of the seven liberal arts and philosophy.

Note the use of symbols like the citizens Grifo (already in the city coat of arms), the lion (Guelphs) and the eagle (symbol of the empire).

The statues represent the upper basin of the historical and legendary characters instead of Perugia. Bishop St Herculaneum who heroically defended the city against the Goths in 547, to the legendary founder of the city, Euliste.

While the former shows a more courtly and classical aesthetic sensibility (the bas-reliefs) in the second we already see a dramatization, and a dynamic style of the Gothic style that suffers the most from beyond the Alps.