Fountain of Venus

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Fountain of Venus
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The fountain in 2015
Fountain of Venus
Location Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates 19°26′6.8″N99°8′35.1″W / 19.435222°N 99.143083°W / 19.435222; -99.143083

The fountain of Venus (Spanish: Fuente de Venus) is installed in Mexico City's Alameda Central, in Mexico. [1]

It was gifted to Maximilian in 1866 by its author, Mathurin Moreau. [2] [3] An identical statue is placed in the town of Limoux, France. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Alameda Central de la Ciudad de México". www.alamedacentral.cdmx.gob.mx. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  2. ↑ Peláez, T.M.; Biblioteca Manuel Arango Arias (2000). Album la capital de México, 1876-1900 (in Spanish). Universidad Iberoamericana. p. 63. ISBN   978-968-859-337-0 . Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  3. ↑ Oriana, JC (August 2020). "Las fuentes escultóricas de la Alameda Central" [The scuplture fountains of Alameda Central](PDF). Km Cero (in Spanish). No. 139. Mexico City: Mexico City Government. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  4. ↑ "Category:Fontaine de Vénus (Limoux)". Wikimedia Commons. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
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