Stravinsky Fountain - Paris, France
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N 48° 51.566 E 002° 21.084
31U E 452426 N 5412032
There are about 16 sculptures in this, the Stravinsky Fountain, near the Pompidou Center.
Waymark Code: WMD5H1
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 11/21/2011
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The Wikipedia article (
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Created in 1983 by sculptors Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle, there are about 16 whimsical multi-colored sculptures in this fountain. Most of the pieces move...powered by Tinguely's machines. See this You Tube site to see the pieces in motion: (
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Wikipedia lists the works:
" Within the basin are sixteen works of sculpture inspired by Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, and his other major works. The black mechanical pieces of sculpture are by Jean Tinguely, the colored works by Niki de Saint Phalle.
L'Oiseau de feu (The Firebird)
La Clef de Sol (the musical key of G)
La Spirale (the spiral)
L'Elephant (the elephant)
Le Renard (the fox)
Le Serpent (the serpent)
La Grenouille (the frog)
La Diagonale (the diagonal)
La Mort (death)
La Sirène (the mermaid)
Le Rossignol (the nightingale)
L'Amour (Love)
La Vie (Life)
Le Cœur (the heart)
Le Chapeau de Clown (the clown's hat)
Ragtime (Ragtime)"
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