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English: The Ross Fountain in Princes Street Gardens A plaque beside the fountain gives the following information.
The Ross Fountain, made of cast-iron, near Paris, was shown at the exhibition of 1862 in London. Daniel Ross, a local gun-maker, bought and gifted it to the city of Edinburgh. It was shipped in 122 pieces and arrived at Leith in 1869. Sadly he died before the fountain was operational in 1872. The first tier of the fountain has lions' head spouts and mermaid figures with flowing urns, sitting on scallop-shell basins. The four upper figures depict Science, Art, Poetry and Industry. At the top, a beautifully modelled figure holds a cornucopia - cup of plenty. In 2001 the fountain was fully restored in a collaboration between the City of Edinburgh Council and East of Scotland Water. |
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| Author | G Laird |
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