The fountain of Venus (Spanish: Fuente de Venus) is installed in Mexico City's Alameda Central, in Mexico.[1]
| Fountain of Venus | |
|---|---|
 The fountain in 2015 | |
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| Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 19°26′6.8″N 99°8′35.1″W / 19.435222°N 99.143083°W | |
It was gifted to Maximilian in 1866 by its author, Mathurin Moreau.[2][3] An identical statue is placed in the town of Limoux, France.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Alameda Central de la Ciudad de México". www.alamedacentral.cdmx.gob.mx. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ^ Peláez, T.M.; Biblioteca Manuel Arango Arias (2000). Album la capital de México, 1876-1900 (in Spanish). Universidad Iberoamericana. p. 63. ISBN 978-968-859-337-0. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Oriana, JC (August 2020). "Las fuentes escultóricas de la Alameda Central" [The scuplture fountains of Alameda Central] (PDF). Km Cero (in Spanish). No. 139. Mexico City: Mexico City Government. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Category:Fontaine de Vénus (Limoux)". Wikimedia Commons. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
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