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Galapagos Fountain or Isabel II Fountain, Glorieta de Nicaragua, Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain, 1996. Creator: LTL.
3-070-267 - LTL/Heritage Images
Galapagos Fountain, Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain, 1996. Galapagos or Isabel II Fountain, Glorieta de Nicaragua (Nicaragua Roundabout), inaugurated in 1832. Fountain designed by the architect Francisco Javier de Mariátegui (1755-1844), sculptures carved by the sculptor José Tomás (1790-1848) and the bronze artist Eugenio Alonso. It was commissioned by King Ferdinand VII to commemorate the first anniversary of the birth of the Princess of Asturias (future Queen Isabella II).
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- LTL, attributed to: : Photographer
People Related
- Francisco Javier de Mariátegui: Spanish: Architect
- Isabella II, Queen of Spain: Spanish: Queen of Spain
- José Tomás: Spanish: Artist, sculptor
Geographic Hierarchy
- 40 00 00 N , 004 00 00 W
World Europe Spain Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Madrid
- 40 24 00 N , 003 41 00 W
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3986x4943
File Size : 57,724kb
Aliases
- LTL308087
- LTL308087.jpg
- 1190001965
- 3-070-267
- 3070267
- LTL308087