Lion on G.A.Petrelius fountain - Turku, Finland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Smurffaaja
N 60° 27.066 E 022° 16.368
34V E 570022 N 6702327
Nice full lion on top of fountain! Hieno kokonainen leijona suihkulähteen päällä!
Waymark Code: WM132E1
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 08/31/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
Views: 9

[EN] G. A. Petrelius' fountain, or Fountain of The Lion is a fountain located in front of the old main library in Vähätori, Turku. The fountain designed by Gunnar Finn and Armas Lindgren was erected and donated to the city of Turku by the Gustav Albert Petrelius Donation Fund in 1924.

The sculpture of a lion at the top of the fountain is cast in bronze and is a meter high. The base of the fountain is made of red migmatite and is two meters high. The bronze parts were casted by sculptor Arttu Halonen.

The lion is guarded often by seagull. It can be more dangerous than the lion itself!



[FIN] G. A. Petreliuksen suihkukaivo eli Suihkukaivo Leijona on Turussa Vähätorilla vanhan pääkirjaston edustalla sijaitseva suihkukaivo. Gunnar Finnen ja Armas Lindgrenin suunnitteleman suihkukaivon pystytti ja sen lahjoitti Turun kaupungille Gustav Albert Petreliuksen lahjoitusrahasto vuonna 1924.

Suihkukaivon huipulla oleva leijonaa esittävä veistos on valettu pronssista, ja se on metrin korkuinen. Suihkukaivon jalusta on punaista migmatiittia, ja se on korkeudeltaan kaksi metriä. Pronssiosat valoi kuvanveistäjä Arttu Halonen.

Leijonaa vartio usein lokki. Se voi olla vaarallisempi kuin itse leijona!
Physical Address:
linnankatu 2
Turku, Finland
20100


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