| Fountain of Two Oceans | |
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 The fountain in 2016 | |
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| Artist | Sergio Benvenuti |
| Year | 1984 |
| Location | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| 32°43′03″N117°09′37″W / 32.71763°N 117.16038°W | |
Fountain of Two Oceans is an outdoor 1984 fountain and sculpture by Sergio Benvenuti, [1] installed in San Diego, in the U.S. state of California. [2] [3] It features a nude man and woman facing one another. [4]
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