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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Tenerife

Plaza 25 de Julio
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Fuente de las Ranas

Fountain of the Frogs

GarcíaMontalván.Manuel
1913-17

Santa Cruz de Tenerife / Fuente de las Ranas

Description

Circular fountain, covered with tiles, on the eight eight green ceramic frogs spout water in the fountain. In the center is a sculpture of a swan standing on a turtle. It is a copy if the 1914 fountain in the Maria Luisa Park in Sevilla.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Fuente de las Ranas

Sculptor

Manuel García-Montalván (Sevilla 1876 - Sevilla 1943), Spanish ceramist (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Plaza 25 de Julio.
Wikipedia, Fuente de las Ranas (Sevilla).

Locatie (N 28°28'13" - W 16°15'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca579; Photograph: 1 February 2020
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