Fuente de Mariano de Cavia - Madrid, España
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xeocach
N 40° 24.448 W 003° 40.728
30T E 442403 N 4473204
Fuente con patos en movimiento en la Glorieta de Mariano de Cavia // Fountain with moving ducks in the roundabout of Mariano de Cavia
Waymark Code: WM17W0Q
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 04/10/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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[ES] “La fuente fue ideada por el arquitecto municipal Manuel Herrero Palacios y se incorporaron a su diseño esculturas de Gerardo Martín Gallego. Repite un modelo similar al utilizado por Jaime Fernández Pimentel en la fuente de las gaviotas de los Jardines de Cecilio Rodríguez en el Parque del Retiro. En esta ocasión, se trata de patos alzando el vuelo, dispuestos de modo geométrico y con un sistema mecánico de movimiento de las alas, que demuestra su determinación por incorporar la tecnología al diseño artístico.

La fuente, de hormigón, tiene aproximadamente 1,80m de altura y vierte el agua, como si de una cascada se tratase, en un estanque circular de 13 m de diámetro. El conjunto está rodeado de zona ajardinada, separado y protegido así del tráfico rodado.”

(Fuente)

(Patos en movimiento)



[EN] “The fountain was designed by the municipal architect Manuel Herrero Palacios and sculptures by Gerardo Martín Gallego were incorporated into its design. It repeats a model similar to that used by Jaime Fernández Pimentel in the seagull fountain in the Cecilio Rodríguez Gardens in the Retiro Park. On this occasion, it is about ducks taking flight, arranged geometrically and with a mechanical system of movement of the wings, which demonstrates his determination to incorporate technology into artistic design.

The concrete fountain is approximately 1.80m high and pours its water, as if it were a waterfall, into a circular pond 13m in diameter. The complex is surrounded by a garden area, thus separated and protected from road traffic.”

(Source)

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Fuente de Mariano de Cavia

Figure Type: Animal

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Gerardo Martín Gallego

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1962

Materials used: Bronce

Location: Glorieta Mariano de Cavia

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