Fontes Gémeas do Rossio Mermaids - Lisbon, Portugal
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N 38° 42.802 W 009° 08.351
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Mermaids are featured on this 1889 fountain in Lisbon.
Waymark Code: WMKTM9
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 05/28/2014
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A handful of mermaids are part of the numerous sculptures on this fountain whose other figures also represent mythological beings.
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""Sources Rossio - Praça D. Pedro IV
The monumental fountains Rossio, Praça Dom Pedro IV or were added to the square in 1889, one on each side of the statue of Dom Pedro IV. The sources are the result of two wells found in Rossio, which are overlapped by the two ornamental fountains, Foundry Val d'Osne, according to the operation of remodeling the square of D. Pedro IV, was being subjected. They are to highlight its architectural beauty, highlighting the wonderful sculptures of mythological figures, cast iron, French influence, being a reference must visit for every visitor to Lisbon."
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