Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Botanic Gardens, Venus Fountain

The Venus Fountain statue sits in the Main Pond of the Royal Botanic Gardens. The original  sculpture was erected prior to 1880, leading up to the International Exhibition. The base of the fountain was surrounded by weathered rocks and large clam shells, which were later replaced by a sculpted crocodile. The badly deteriorating statue was removed in August 1990 and cast in bronze. It was installed in the pond in September 1994 but the original was lost in the process.
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18 comments:

  1. BirdmanWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 00:01:00 GMT+10

    Interesting story with Venus.

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  2. Tatjana ParkachevaWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 02:58:00 GMT+10

    Very nice place and photo, too.

    Regards!

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  3. berctonWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 05:52:00 GMT+10

    Stunning photos!!

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  4. LindyWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 08:35:00 GMT+10

    Looks like a beautiful place to visit.

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  5. AnonymousWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 09:25:00 GMT+10

    nice day it looks like.

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  6. Gemma WisemanWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 09:26:00 GMT+10

    A beautiful view of one of my favourite places to wander!

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  7. JackWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 10:00:00 GMT+10

    How do you lose something that big? It isn't exactly like losing my glasses . . .

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  8. Inger-MWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 10:12:00 GMT+10

    Gorgeous shot! I'm visiting Sydney right now, and walked through the Botanic Gardens a couple of days ago, such a beautiful place. Love this city, so many great photo opportunities :-)

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  9. JimWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 10:28:00 GMT+10

    Inger-M, although it's cold, we're having some great weather right now so you should be taking some great shots. :)

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  10. Light and VoicesWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 10:47:00 GMT+10

    Botanic Gardens are one of my favorite places to go.
    Joyce M

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  11. LVWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 11:46:00 GMT+10

    A a very nice sight to see. Thanks for letting us get a glimpse of some of the beauty in your world.

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  12. Kay L. DaviesWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 13:21:00 GMT+10

    It's wonderful they were able to cast the statue in bronze before it deteriorated completely, but sad the original was lost while they were doing it.
    Beautiful photo, Jim.
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  13. Montreal Photo DailyWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 22:53:00 GMT+10

    What a beautiful setting. You're very lucky to have this in your city.
    Happy Wednesday.

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  14. PerthDailyPhotoWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 23:09:00 GMT+10

    Lovely statue Jim, I will have to make sure I get to see it when I come over in November.

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  15. Rae WalterWednesday, 6 July 2011 at 23:42:00 GMT+10

    I'm not sure that I have seen this stature Jim. Interesting story. Pity about the loss of the original piece.

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  16. Chubskulit RoseThursday, 7 July 2011 at 00:12:00 GMT+10

    Gorgeous!

    Watery Wednesday at my page, ave a nice day!

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  17. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Thursday, 7 July 2011 at 03:08:00 GMT+10

    Love the fountain and, as always, your snippets of history.

    On the post above -- I look forward to also seeing the statutes for the other 3 seasons.

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  18. JimThursday, 7 July 2011 at 08:15:00 GMT+10

    Sallie, I featured Autumn a couple of months back and am planning to photograph the other two seasons later in the year.

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