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The Atlas fountain
At Castle Howard, UK
The Atlas Fountain and pond dates from 1850. It was exhibited at The Great Exhibition (1851) prior to installation.
It was designed by William Andrews Nesfield and the sculpted figures were carved in Portland stone by John Thomas.
A large globe of bronze dominates the fountain supported on the shoulders of Atlas. Four recumbent Tritons blow water through shells over Atlas kneeling on a pedestal in the central tazza. Other jets fill the lower scallop shell basins, which overflow into the central basin producing a dramatic cascade of white water.
The fountain is fed from the half-million gallon Ray Wood reservoir, to the east of the main house. Gravity feeds water into a chamber beneath the pond basin where pipes direct it to the main outlets in the Triton's shells.
The pond is approximately 27 metres (89 ft) in diameter.
The Atlas fountain
At Castle Howard, UK
The Atlas Fountain and pond dates from 1850. It was exhibited at The Great Exhibition (1851) prior to installation.
It was designed by William Andrews Nesfield and the sculpted figures were carved in Portland stone by John Thomas.
A large globe of bronze dominates the fountain supported on the shoulders of Atlas. Four recumbent Tritons blow water through shells over Atlas kneeling on a pedestal in the central tazza. Other jets fill the lower scallop shell basins, which overflow into the central basin producing a dramatic cascade of white water.
The fountain is fed from the half-million gallon Ray Wood reservoir, to the east of the main house. Gravity feeds water into a chamber beneath the pond basin where pipes direct it to the main outlets in the Triton's shells.
The pond is approximately 27 metres (89 ft) in diameter.