Latona Fountain
The Latona Fountain (Fr: Bassin de Latone) is a fountain. It lies on the east-west alignment between the Palace of Versailles, the Apollo Fountain, the Green Carpet, and the Grand Canal. Latone faces west. The fountain was designed by Le Nôtre in 1666. The fountain figures were executed in lead by the Marsy brothers between 1668 and 1670. In 1686 Hardouin-Mansart altered the fountain. He had the figure of Latona (which originally faced the palace) turned 180 degrees. He also raised her pedestal.[1]
The fountain is designed in the wedding cake style. On the top tier, there is a statue of the goddess Latona. In addition to the goddess Latona are her young children, Apollo and Diana. The second and third tiers of the fountain have frogs. The lowest tier has turtles and alligators. Latona turned the Lycean peasants into frogs when they mocked her and refused to give her water in her flight from the jealous and angry Juno.[2]
Gallery
- Latona Fountain-Gardens of Versailles-Palace of Versailles-original-1.jpg
- Bassin de Latone - Versailles - P1180521.JPG
- Parc de Versailles, parterre de Latone, Latone et ses enfants, Gaspard et Balthazar Marsy 02.jpg
- Versailles Latone-Becken.jpg
Latona Fountain Media
- Pose des marbres du bassin de Latone au Château de Versailles le 9 décembre 2014 - 32.jpg
The reconstruction of the Latona Fountain after restoration work, December 2014
- Parc de Versailles, parterre de Latone, vue générale.jpg
Panorama of the Latona Basin with the Grand Canal in the background
Notes
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- ↑ Pérouse de Monclos, p. 378
- ↑ Herrenchiemsee Photos Latona Fountain
Sources
- Pérouse de Montclos, Jean-Marie. 1991. Versailles Abbeville Press. ISBN 978-1-55859-228-5
Coordinates: 48°48′20″N 2°07′04″E / 48.8055032°N 2.1176845°E