Ross Fountain

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Ross Fountain is a 19th-century cast-iron ornamental fountain and prominent landmark located in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens.

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Ross Fountain canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fountain ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
public artwork ⓘ
architecturalStyle ornamental ⓘ
category Cast-iron sculptures ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Edinburgh ⓘ
Outdoor fountain in Scotland ⓘ
colorAfterRestoration turquoise and gold ⓘ
coordinates 55.949°N 3.204°W ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
donor Daniel Ross ⓘ
erected 1872 ⓘ
hasPart allegorical female figures ⓘ
central column ⓘ
cherubs ⓘ
mermaids ⓘ
tiered basins ⓘ
water jets ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry Scotland ⓘ
heritageStatus Category A listed building ⓘ
imageSubject numerous photographs of Edinburgh ⓘ
inception 1862 ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London ⓘ
location Edinburgh ⓘ
Princes Street Gardens ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Princes Street Gardens ⓘ
surface form: West Princes Street Gardens
manufacturer Antoine Durenne foundry ⓘ
manufacturerCountry France ⓘ
manufacturerLocation Sommevoire ⓘ
material cast iron ⓘ
near Princes Street ⓘ
Scott Monument ⓘ
notableFor Victorian cast-iron design ⓘ
prominent city landmark ⓘ
originalExhibition Great Exhibition of 1862 ⓘ
owner City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
reopened 2018 ⓘ
restoration 2017–2018 ⓘ
restorationCost £1.9 million ⓘ
restorationFundedBy Ross Development Trust ⓘ
surroundedBy Princes Street Gardens ⓘ
surface form: West Princes Street Gardens lawns
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
viewOverlooks Edinburgh Castle ⓘ

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Princes Street Gardens → hasAttraction → Ross Fountain ⓘ