Fontaine de l'hotel de ville - Limoges, Limousin
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N 45° 49.615 E 001° 15.602
31T E 364851 N 5076289
Fontaine de l'hotel de ville / CityHall fountain
Waymark Code: WMXTZ3
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 02/27/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 4

FRANCAIS

Inauguré en 1893 par le maire François Chénieux, haut de 9 mètres, ce monument remarquable et emblématique de la ville est composé d’un bassin et de deux vasques superposées de taille différente. Annonçant le style Art Nouveau, la fontaine est faite de matériaux nobles tels que le bronze, le granit rose et la porcelaine. Au-dessus de la grande vasque, 4 personnages en bronze symbolisent les gestes des métiers liés au travail de la porcelaine : le dessin, le tournage, le modelage et la peinture.

ENGLISH

Inaugurated in 1893 by Mayor François Chénieux, 9 meters high, this remarkable and emblematic monument of the city is composed of a basin and two superimposed basins of different sizes. Announcing the Art Nouveau style, the fountain is made of noble materials such as bronze, pink granite and porcelain. Above the large basin, four bronze figures symbolize the gestures of crafts related to the work of porcelain: drawing, filming, modeling and painting.

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