Front Fountain

Front Fountain
The fountain in 2008
Year 1906 (1906)
Location Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates 48°25′13″N 123°22′12″W / 48.42016°N 123.37006°W / 48.42016; -123.37006Coordinates: 48°25′13″N 123°22′12″W / 48.42016°N 123.37006°W / 48.42016; -123.37006
The fountain at night, 2009

Front Fountain is a fountain designed by Hooper & Watkins, installed outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, in Victoria, British Columbia. It was manufactured in 1905, by Joseph W. Fiske in New York,[1] and installed in 1906.[2] The fountain has one large ceramic tile basin with a granite rim.[2] It once had four basins.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Documents" (PDF). leg.bc.ca.
  2. 1 2 Hora, Zdenek D.; Hancock, Kirk D. (1 July 2008). "Geology of the Parliament Buildings 6. Geology of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria". Geoscience Canada. 35 (2) – via journals.lib.unb.ca.
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