Saracen Fountain
The Saracen Fountain is a large, ornate fountain located in Alexandra Park, Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2] It was made of cast iron by Macfarlane & Co.'s Saracen Foundry for the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition and presented to the city as a gift by foundry owner Walter Macfarlane.[1] It is influenced by the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens.[3]
It is now a Category A listed building.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Alexandra Park History". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Dobraszczyk, Paul (5 July 2017). Iron, Ornament and Architecture in Victorian Britain: Myth and Modernity, Excess and Enchantment. Routledge. pp. 119, 129. ISBN 978-1-351-56209-6.
- ^ Nisbet, Gary. "Images: Saracen Fountain, Alexandra Park, Glasgow". Glasgow - City of Sculpture. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "ALEXANDRA PARADE, ALEXANDRA PARK, CAST-IRON FOUNTAIN (LB33880)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
Bibliography[edit]
- Dobraszczyk, Paul (2017). "Iron, Ornament and Architecture in Victorian Britain ": "Myth and Modernity, Excess and Enchantment ". Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-56209-6.