The Archibald Fountain is an art deco style fountain in Hyde Park, designed by French artist Francois Sicard and unveiled on 14 March 1932. The fountain is named after J.F. Archibald, owner and editor of The Bulletin, a newspaper which later became a magazine that encouraged writers to write about Australia. He bequeathed funds to build it to commemorate the association of Australia and France in World War I. The fountain features mythological characters of ancient Greece. The central pedestal features a bronze sculpture of Apollo with the fan-like shape of water formed by jets rising behind it, representing the rising sun.
Today marks the twenty year anniversary of the first photo I posted on this blog which was also a photo of this fountain and can be seen here. To celebrate, I returned this week for another look at the fountain; this time with St Mary's Cathedral as a backdrop. A view at the ten year anniversay can be seen here.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best.
That's lovely! It's difficult to get a sprinkler or fountain splash rainbow like you did.
ReplyDeleteI took photos from different angles but I chose to use this one with the rainbow because it was a rare capture.
DeleteMust see Sydney fountains x 2, Archibald and El Alamein. The rainbow and St Mary's in the background made a great photo.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job in capturing the water spray. That rainbow made the capture epic.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 20 years of blogging! I love this photo, the rainbow and water drops frozen in midair.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Yogi.
DeleteThank you for sharing at MosaicMonday. I admire this mural.
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