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Floozie in the Jacuzzi (officially called The River) an artwork in Victoria Square in the city centre of Birmingham, West Midlands.
Victoria Square was once one of the busiest interchanges in Birmingham. By the mid-1900s, plans were drawn up for the remodelling of Victoria Square in a bid to open up Colmore Row to more cars, but those plans were subsequently quashed. By the 1990s, a completely different set of plans were put in place. An international design competition was held for a central water feature in the square, which was won by Dhruva Mistry. Construction commenced in 1992 and was completed in 1994, when the square was officially reopened by Diana, Princess of Wales.
Further work and renovations were carried out over the next few years, including the installation of a multi-coloured lighting system. Repairs were frequently required, and in 2013 the fountain had to be switched off after a major leak was identified. The fountain later filled with soil and plants and remains so since.
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_River_(artwork)
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Floozie in the Jacuzzi (officially called The River) an artwork in Victoria Square in the city centre of Birmingham, West Midlands.
Victoria Square was once one of the busiest interchanges in Birmingham. By the mid-1900s, plans were drawn up for the remodelling of Victoria Square in a bid to open up Colmore Row to more cars, but those plans were subsequently quashed. By the 1990s, a completely different set of plans were put in place. An international design competition was held for a central water feature in the square, which was won by Dhruva Mistry. Construction commenced in 1992 and was completed in 1994, when the square was officially reopened by Diana, Princess of Wales.
Further work and renovations were carried out over the next few years, including the installation of a multi-coloured lighting system. Repairs were frequently required, and in 2013 the fountain had to be switched off after a major leak was identified. The fountain later filled with soil and plants and remains so since.
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_River_(artwork)