Английская Википедия:Fountain of Fame (Madrid)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox artwork The Fountain of Fame (Spanish: Fuente de la Fama) is a Baroque fountain located in Madrid, Spain.
History and description
Commissioned during the reign of Philip V to Pedro de Ribera to be built at the Шаблон:Ill, the precise date for the beginning of the works is uncertain, although the process was already started by 1731.Шаблон:Sfn It was completed in 1732.Шаблон:Sfn
The ensemble presents a pylon shaped like a four-leaf clover. It features four dolphins as water fountains.Шаблон:Sfn The structure also incorporates other ornamental details such as angels holding seashells and niches with flowerpots.Шаблон:Sfn It is topped by the winged figure of Pheme, playing the trumpet.Шаблон:Sfn
It was torn down by 1880, and some of its parts were stored.Шаблон:Sfn In 1911, it was reconstructed by Ángel García in the Parque del Oeste, where it endured damage during the 1936–1939 Civil War.Шаблон:Sfn The fountain ended up in 1941 in a somewhat dull open space near the Museum of Municipal History,Шаблон:Sfn[1] close to another Ribera's work, the Baroque frontispiece of the museum.Шаблон:Sfn As the fountain suffered several vandalic attacks, the surrounding space was enclosed by a fence in 1999.[1]
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