Fountain Villigen 1854
There are two fountains in a row, this one and the one from yesterday, the one built in 1878. Visit the overflow site to see them together in one photo. This bigger (and potable water) fountain seen here seems to be upstream from the other. A sign at the back indicates that some renovation work was done on it in 1997.
Notice the planters with red geraniums on the column. Almost all the fountains in Villigen (some ten of them) are adorned in this way in the summer. Stay tuned for more photos over the next months.
20070709 Nikon Coolpix 950
6 comments:
That is a good thing those old fountains get some renovation !
Beautiful....
That seems to be an interesting fountain.
So I see we are into boxes and troughs now. Love the Swiss red geraniums. Did you read about the durum wheat price/shortage in Italy? They'll be stealing your photos to make pasta soon.
To celebrate and make it three in a row we’ll have yet another fountain tomorrow with a sound clip as an extra bonus for distant visitors… ;)
Fountains are timeless pieces of visual delight. You just don’t get tired of water in motion. Well, my neighbour did once at springtime when a creek went astray and chose to flow under his house. Nasty experience.
The geraniums look like a top hat for the fountain!
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