Enjoy an original and artistic tour in the heart of the city, discovering the frescoes, the trompe-l'oeil and the emblematic fountains of the city…
The end of the 19th century still saw the construction of the two fountains of Place Marcadieu, a legacy of the benefactor Félicitée Duvignau.
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The Fountain of the 4 Valleys, or Duvignau Fountain, by architect Louis Caddau, built in the 19th century, city of Tarbes, department of Hautes Pyrénées, ...
From Roman times until the end of the 19th century, fountains operated by gravity, requiring a source of water higher than the fountain itself to make the water ...
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The fountain was an allegorical group of sculptures, representing the Durance bringing well-being the Vine and Wheat, symbols of abundance. The end of the 19th ...
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Mar 20, 2020 · The Romans built the first fountains in France in the 1st-2nd centuries A.D. in Glanum, near St Remy de Provence. There are other notable ...
The frame and base are made of turquoise marble. Two bronze dolphins are supporting the piece, tails intertwined, as weel as reeds also made in bronze with a ...
Apr 10, 2018 · The design originated and was illustrated on ancient Greek vases from the 6th century B.C. The fountain was free-standing, in the center of a ...
May 22, 2020 · The original series of these fountains were funded by Sir Richard Wallace in Paris in the late 19th century, as a means of providing free, safe ...
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