Fontaine des Bâtisseurs - Builder's Fountain - Gatineau, Québec
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N 45° 25.492 W 075° 43.330
18T E 443504 N 5030403
La Fontaine des Bâtisseurs est située près du Boulevard Alexandre-Taché à Gatineau, Québec. The Builder's Fountain is located next to Boulevard Alexandre-Taché in Gatineau, Québec.
Waymark Code: WMDKPG
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/27/2012
Views: 12

Fontaine des Bâtisseurs

"Cette fontaine commémore les cent ans de l'incorporation de la ville de Hull en tant que municipalité.

Composée de cylindres qui symbolisent des billots, cette fontaine mesure un peu plus de quinze mètres. L'ensemble de l'œuvre souligne l'importance et la croissance de l'industrie du bois à Hull (qui fait maintenant partie de Gatineau). L'agencement harmonieux des 194 petits cylindres greffés aux huit gros cylindres du centre évoque de grandes orgues capables de produire des mélodies grandioses. L'eau qui en jaillit et qui tombe en cascade rappelle les rivières qui ont contribué à la croissance de la ville au fil des ans."

Référence: NCC-CCN-Streetsmart-Promenart-Guide-Art-Street-Rue-2010-11-16.pdf-Adobe Reader

Builder's Fountain

"This fountain, made of cylinders symbolizing logs, is just over 15 metres high. The work underlines the importance and growth of the wood industry in Hull (now part of Gatineau). The harmonious
arrangement of the 194 small cylinders attached to eight large cylinders at the centre of the fountain presents the image of a great organ. The water shooting out of the top of the fountain and cascading
down its sides is symbolic of the rivers that have fed the growth of the city over the years. The fountain commemorates the 100th anniversary of the creation of the municipality of Hull."

Reference: NCC-CCN-Streetsmart-Promenart-Guide-Art-Street-Rue-2010-11-16.pdf-Adobe Reader
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