Lower Cascade Fountain Sculpture - Vienna, Austria
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N 48° 11.681 E 016° 22.831
33U E 602591 N 5338859
This sculpture is part of one of the fountains located in the gardens of the Belvedere Palace in Vienna.
Waymark Code: WMKP5M
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 05/09/2014
Views: 8
Known as the Lower Cascade because it is located down the slope from the Grand Cascade in the gardens of the Belvedere Palace. The fountain has an elaborate sculpture of two naked men and two naked women holding up a basin to catch the water that spews out of the mouth of a dragon on a wall. There are also four other statuary groups above the fountain. A placard at the site makes reference to a Turkish Ambassador visiting the fountain in 1719...so, the fountain is at least over 295 years old. Unfortunately, the placard doesn't indicate the artist, title or date.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Materials used: marble
Location: Belvedere Palace, Vienna
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