Victoria Centennial Fountain
Appearance
Victoria Centennial Fountain | |
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Artist | Robert Savery |
Year | 1962 |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Location | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
48°25′06″N 123°22′14″W / 48.41846°N 123.37061°W |
Victoria Centennial Fountain,[1][2] also known as Back Fountain or simply Centennial Fountain, is installed outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia.[3]
Description and history
[edit]The fountain was designed by Robert Savery in 1962, and commemorates the four colonies and territories that formed British Columbia. The bronze sculptures of a bear, eagle, gull, sea otter, raven, and wolf represent the province's geography and history.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Cheadle, Chris (4 March 2018). Portrait of Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island. Heritage House Publishing Co. ISBN 9781894974950. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Victoria Centennial Fountain Historical Marker". Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Hora, Zdenek D.; Hancock, Kirk D. (July 2008). "View of Geology of the Parliament Buildings 6. Geology of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria | Geoscience Canada". Geoscience Canada. Archived from the original on 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Documents" (PDF). leg.bc.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Victoria Centennial Fountain at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1962 establishments in British Columbia
- 1962 sculptures
- Animal sculptures in Canada
- Sculptures of birds in Canada
- Bronze sculptures in British Columbia
- Fountains in Canada
- Sculptures of mammals
- Outdoor sculptures in Victoria, British Columbia
- Sculptures of bears
- Sculptures of wolves
- Otters in popular culture
- Sculptures of eagles
- Corvids in art
- Gulls in art
- British Columbia stubs
- Canada sculpture stubs