This lovely fountain is just off St Kilda Road on the corner of Lithgow Avenue next to the Royal Botanic Gardens in King's Domain. It is made of concrete and was created in 1981 by artist Mobelt, Digregorio & Associates.
The fountain was presented to the people of Victoria by former Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Ronald Walker and his wife, Barbara. There are 46 underwater lights and 144 seprate streams of water. It really is an awesome site standing here and feeling the coolness of the water as it sprays its lovely bubbles of refreshing frothiness.
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Today's quote: Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as the water from a fountain. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass the fountain ~ Lao-Tze, Ancient Chinese Philosopher.
14 comments:
So nice....:( I just want some of that greenness.
It is so lovely!
With the description you make of all the lights I'd love to see it at night too.
I love the patterned branch shadows all around the fountain.
A very nice gift to the people, it looks great even with no lights showing.
It is nice but it has been closed for a few weeks. I assume it is undergoing renovation.
What a fantastic water fountain for theme day! I just wish we had one like it and I wish it would stop snowing over here!
This is an awesome fountain.
Now this is what I'd call a REAL fountain! It's almost like a geyser!
How peaceful a sight. Thank you for sharing. Please have a good new month.
daily athens
Very attractive fountain.
Beautiful fountain on a beautiful day.
A really pretty fountain. I like the different levels of water.
Just lovely! And all that green is quite a change from what is showing on so many blogs these days - and I'm afraid that people in the northern parts of the U.S. are getting blasted with another big snowstorm!
I also like the different level of water. Beautiful!
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