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La Fuente Egipcia

Madrid, Parque del Retiro, March 2013

 

Egyptianizing fountain in the Parque del Retiro. The structure was designed by Isidro González Velázquez and construction started in 1819, but it was only inaugurated in 1850. The column segment at the top originally bore a statue of the Antinous-Osiris type.

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Uploaded on March 18, 2013
Taken in March 2013