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Built in 1972 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the building of Place Ville Marie, in French the name is Presence Feminine. The water jets are on a four minute cycle, and more information about Gerald Gladstone can be found here.
Category Archives: Fountains
The Fountain at Parc Sir George Étienne Cartier
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Built in 1912 by Mott Iron Works it was restored in 2003.
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The Fountain in Parc Saint Henri
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Currently missing the statue of Jacques Cartier (the resin version is being replaced by a bronze version, the third one to cap the fountain) it was designed by Joseph-Arthur Vincent in 1893.
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Westmount Greenhouse Fountain
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I’m not certain when the fountain was added, nor who designed it.
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Les tables de jour – 1 by Jocelyne Alloucherie
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There obviously were some major renovation done to the hospital in or around 1996, as this fountain was made by Jocelyne Alloucherie in 1996 and is called Les tables de jour – 1 (solaire, givrée), or for the blokes in the house, Day Tables – 1 (solar, frosted). And no, I don’t quite get it either. But someone should take it upon themselves to do some work on it, as it is not aging well in the least.
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Les leçons singulières (volet 1) by Michel Goulet
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Made in 1992 by Michel Goulet. It’s one of my favorite fountains in town, however over the past 19 years it has settled somewhat and as a consequence is no longer level. Hence, the water streaming off of the northern end of the map, and being rather desert-like on the southern end.
There are eight chairs that are also part of this piece of public art, and if you continue walking to Parc Lafontaine, you will run into part two.
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Fountains in Verdun and Park Jean Drapeau
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At the Mairie d’arrondissement de Verdun, I don’t know when it was made, nor who made it, but as far as I can tell, it is the only fountain in all of Verdun.
And this too, is a fountain that I don’t know very much about. Although given its location, I would presume that it was made in 1966 or so.
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The waterfalls in Westmount Park
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Made in 1964 by McFadzean & Everly.
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Éolienne V by Charles Daudelin
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I’m not sure whether the word Éolienne translates into English as windmill, windturbine or fan, although my best guess would be some combination of all three. Initially built in 1983, it was restored in 2003, which was when Soucy Aquatik added the water to it. More details can be had here.
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Fountain at Parc Jean Drapeau
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I don’t know when it was built, but I would guess during the early 1990s when they did a bunch of landscaping at Parc Jean Drapeau. And it appears to me to be the work, once again, of Soucy Aquatik, but I have no way of verifying it.
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