Fountain of Neptune, Mexico City

Fountain of Neptune
The fountain in 2018
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates	19°26′8″N99°8′42″W / 19.43556°N 99.14500°W / 19.43556; -99.14500

The Fountain of Neptune (Spanish: Fuente de Neptuno) is installed in Mexico City's Alameda Central, in Mexico. ^[1] The fountain has a bronze sculpture depicting Neptune, the Roman God of the sea. ^[2]

It was made in 1856 by Vital Gabriel Dubray  [ fr ], and cast in iron by the french company Val d'Osne  [ fr ]. Originally destined for a high-class restaurant, it was placed in Alameda Central in 1889. ^{[3] [4]}

Identical sculptures are placed in the towns of Clermont-Ferrand, Ghisoni and Sète, France ^{[5] [6] [7]} and in the Flora Botanical Garden in Cologne, Germany. ^[8]

References

1. "Public Sculpture: The Gods of Mexico City". MXCity. 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2018-12-18.^{[ dead link ]}
2. Travel, D. K. (2012-08-01). Top 10 Mexico City. Penguin. ISBN   9780756694562.
3. Grissom, C.A. (2009). Zinc Sculpture in America, 1850-1950. University of Delaware Press. p. 291. ISBN   978-0-87413-031-7 . Retrieved 2024-06-26.
4. Oriana, JC (August 2020). "Las fuentes escultóricas de la Alameda Central" [The sculpture fountains of Alameda Central](PDF). Km Cero (in Spanish). No. 139. Mexico City: Mexico City Government. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
5. "File:Fontaine Nepture (Clermont-Ferrand).jpg". Wikimedia Commons. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
6. "Category:Fontaine de Neptune de Ghisoni". Wikimedia Commons. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
7. "Category:Neptune by Gabriel-Vital Dubray (Sète)". Wikimedia Commons. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
8. "Category:Neptune by Gabriel-Vital Dubray (Köln)". Wikimedia Commons. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2024-06-26.

External links

• Media related to Fountain of Neptune (Mexico City) at Wikimedia Commons