Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Hyde Park, Archibald Fountain

The Archibald Fountain is a magnificent art deco style fountain located in Hyde Park. It was designed by French artist Francois Sicard and unveiled on 14 March 1932. It features mythological characters of ancient Greece. On one of the granite plinths radiating from the central pedestal is a bronze sculpture of Theseus slaying the Minotaur which represents the sacrifice for the good of humanity. Over the last three weeks, I featured the sculpture of Apollo from the central plinth along with the sculptures of Artemis and Jason from the other granite plinths radiating from the central pedestal.
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18 comments:

  1. SmareisWednesday, 18 January 2012 at 01:17:00 GMT+11

    Olá, adorei conhecer seu blog e seu trabalho. Suas fotografias são lindíssimas, parabéns. Estarei seguindo seu blog pra voltar novamente. Um abraço e que 2012 seja um ano maravilhoso pra ti.

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  2. Carolyn FordWednesday, 18 January 2012 at 07:08:00 GMT+11

    very excellent composition! i wish i had taken more time at this fountain when i was there a few weeks ago...!!!

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  3. Melbourne Australia PhotosWednesday, 18 January 2012 at 08:23:00 GMT+11

    Great shot, Jim. This looks quite heroically Hellenistic rather than classical Greek.

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  4. JackWednesday, 18 January 2012 at 08:38:00 GMT+11

    Excellent. Great statue and great photo.

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  5. Sallie (FullTime-Life.comWednesday, 18 January 2012 at 09:53:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful fountain - love the spouting turtle!

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  6. AnonymousWednesday, 18 January 2012 at 11:10:00 GMT+11

    Makes one wonder whether time has changed much since.

    Nevertheless an impressive piece of art. Please have you all a good Wednesday.


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  7. Luna MirandaWednesday, 18 January 2012 at 15:02:00 GMT+11

    this is a beautiful sculpture and fountain.

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  8. Gemma WisemanWednesday, 18 January 2012 at 16:07:00 GMT+11

    The old Archibald is an impressive fountain! Like grand action frozen in time! Great photo!

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  9. PerthDailyPhotoWednesday, 18 January 2012 at 20:19:00 GMT+11

    Nice shot Jim, very 'strong' sculpture!

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  10. PeterWednesday, 18 January 2012 at 21:26:00 GMT+11

    Looks great against St Mary's.

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  11. RajeshWednesday, 18 January 2012 at 23:22:00 GMT+11

    Wonderful sculpture.

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  12. Maude LynnThursday, 19 January 2012 at 01:59:00 GMT+11

    How beautiful!

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  13. EG CameraGirlThursday, 19 January 2012 at 03:32:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful sculpture.

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  14. MildredThursday, 19 January 2012 at 05:15:00 GMT+11

    Excellent capture and wonderful fountain!
    Thanks for sharing. And thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment;o)

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  15. Kim, USAThursday, 19 January 2012 at 06:01:00 GMT+11

    Excellent shot!

    Outdoor Wednesday

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  16. NatureFootstepThursday, 19 January 2012 at 10:24:00 GMT+11

    nice piece of water art.

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  17. Robin @ Photography backdropsThursday, 19 January 2012 at 20:21:00 GMT+11

    Very artistic shot. I admire how you find an interesting photography subject that would attract your reader's eyes.

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  18. UnknownSaturday, 11 February 2012 at 23:49:00 GMT+11

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