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Fountains

London, England

Goodman’s Fields Horses

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.

Fontaine de la Croix-du-Trahoir

Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

La Fuentecilla

This historic fountain is a favorite neighborhood meeting point.

Elmer's Fountain

A miner's handmade folk art fountains are tucked in the woods off a multilane highway.

Barcelona, Spain

Font de Sant Just

This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Nahum Gutman's Mosaic Fountain

The history of Tel Aviv told through a work of art.

Melbourne, Australia

Diana and the Hounds Fountain

A striking bronze sculpture of a Roman goddess with two hound dogs for company.

Bristol, England

Victoria Font

Designed to celebrate the queen's 40th birthday.

Atlanta, Georgia

Milledge Fountain

After being inoperative for over half a century, this elaborate fountain in Atlanta's oldest park was restored to its former glory.

Rockville, Connecticut

Cogswell Memorial Fountain

Dr. Henry Cogswell hoped that his elaborate drinking fountains would dissuade people from drinking alcohol.

Vienna, Austria

Hochstrahlbrunnen

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

New York, New York

Sophie Loeb Fountain

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

Bélesta, France

Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes

Every half hour, the flow of this unusual spring cycles between a rush of water and barely a trickle.

Kothari Pyau

Constructed in 1923, this is one of several heritage drinking fountains across Mumbai.

Budapest, Hungary

Mátyás Fountain

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

Fitzgerald Fountain

A tribute to one of Bombay's former governors that has withstood the test of time.

Fontana del Gigante

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

Yonezawa, Japan

The Fountain of Ideas

Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.