The Fountain of Neptune (Spanish: Fuente de Neptuno) is installed in Mexico City's Alameda Central, in Mexico.[1] The fountain has a bronze sculpture depicting Neptune, the Roman God of the sea.[2]
| Fountain of Neptune | |
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_-_108.jpg) The fountain in 2018 | |
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| Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 19°26′8″N 99°8′42″W / 19.43556°N 99.14500°W | |
It was made in 1856 by Vital Gabriel Dubray, and cast in iron by the french company Val d'Osne. Originally destined for a high-class restaurant, it was placed in Alameda Central in 1889.[3][4]
Identical sculptures are placed in the towns of Clermont-Ferrand, Ghisoni and Sète, France [5][6][7] and in the Flora Botanical Garden in Cologne, Germany.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Public Sculpture: The Gods of Mexico City". MXCity. 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ^ Travel, D. K. (2012-08-01). Top 10 Mexico City. Penguin. ISBN 9780756694562.
- ^ Grissom, C.A. (2009). Zinc Sculpture in America, 1850-1950. University of Delaware Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-87413-031-7. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Oriana, JC (August 2020). "Las fuentes escultóricas de la Alameda Central" [The sculpture fountains of Alameda Central] (PDF). Km Cero (in Spanish). No. 139. Mexico City: Mexico City Government. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "File:Fontaine Nepture (Clermont-Ferrand).jpg". Wikimedia Commons. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Category:Fontaine de Neptune de Ghisoni". Wikimedia Commons. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Category:Neptune by Gabriel-Vital Dubray (Sète)". Wikimedia Commons. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Category:Neptune by Gabriel-Vital Dubray (Köln)". Wikimedia Commons. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
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