More InformationLocation: Aeschengraben (plant) / vis-à-vis Basel K.
Artist: Paravicinische Foundry
In operation since: 1864
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History / Description: The bronze sculpture stands on an oval tray and shows a boy who rides a swan. At the time of its formation the wells was mainly used to water the horse carriage. Because of his immaculate white of the swan plays since antiquity in many cultures as a symbol of light in the mythology of a role.
Special features: There are two other copies of this fountain in Basel (Fountains references: 63/64).
Links in this blog: 63 and 64
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