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22-APR-2015 Marisa

The fountain of Residenzplatz

Salzburg (Austria)

Residence Fountain
Residence Fountain is considered to be the most beautiful fountain in the city of Salzburg and certainly deserves a closer look: four snorting horses seem to spring forth from the spouting rock. Giants rooted in the rock carry the lower basin, in which three dolphins balance the scalloped upper basin. The upper basin holds a Triton, a jet of water shooting into the air from his conch-shell trumpet.
Archbishop Guidobald Thun, a fountain enthusiast, commissioned the fountain to be built. It is considered to be one of the most significant baroque monuments in Europe today.

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Milan Vogrin05-May-2015 08:44
Nice image!V!
Jim Coffman01-May-2015 13:32
A very lovely image,Marisa!