Meeting of the Waters - St. Louis, Missouri
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BruceS
N 38° 37.799 W 090° 12.462
15S E 743065 N 4279415
An allegorical fountain located in Aloe Plaza across the street from St. Louis Union Station.
Waymark Code: WMN2V
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2006
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This large fountain designed by Swedish born sculptor Carl Milles was unveiled in
1940. The fountain is an allegorical depiction of the Meeting of the Waters, the
Mississippi (main male figure), the Missouri (main female figure) and the
seventeen main tributaries which empty into them (water sprites, mermaids, and
fish). From the nearby plaque, "Milles conceived the sculpture as embodiment of
the freedom and primeval force of the waterways of the Great Mississippi Valley
and he thought of the grouping as a marriage or festival celebrating the coming
together of these great waters."
