Front Fountain
Front Fountain | |
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![]() The fountain in 2008 | |
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Year | 1906 |
Location | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
48°25′13″N 123°22′12″W / 48.42016°N 123.37006°WCoordinates: 48°25′13″N 123°22′12″W / 48.42016°N 123.37006°W |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Victoria_-_BC_Legislature_building_and_fountain_at_night.jpg/220px-Victoria_-_BC_Legislature_building_and_fountain_at_night.jpg)
The fountain at night, 2009
Front Fountain is a fountain designed by Hooper & Watkins, installed outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, in Victoria, British Columbia. It was manufactured in 1905, by Joseph W. Fiske in New York,[1] and installed in 1906.[2] The fountain has one large ceramic tile basin with a granite rim.[2] It once had four basins.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Documents" (PDF). leg.bc.ca.
- ^ a b Hora, Zdenek D.; Hancock, Kirk D. (1 July 2008). "Geology of the Parliament Buildings 6. Geology of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria". Geoscience Canada. 35 (2) – via journals.lib.unb.ca.
External links[]
Media related to Front Fountain at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1906 establishments in British Columbia
- 1906 sculptures
- Fountains in Canada
- Outdoor sculptures in Victoria, British Columbia
- British Columbia stubs
- Canada sculpture stubs