Victoria Centennial Fountain
Victoria Centennial Fountain, also known as Back Fountain or simply Centennial Fountain, is installed outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia.
Description and history
The fountain was designed by Robert Savery in 1962, and commemorates the four colonies and territories that formed British Columbia. The bronze sculptures of a bear, eagle, gull, sea otter, raven, and wolf represent the province's geography and history.
References
- ^ Cheadle, Chris (4 March 2018). Portrait of Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island. Heritage House Publishing Co. ISBN 9781894974950. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Victoria Centennial Fountain Historical Marker". Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Hora, Zdenek D.; Hancock, Kirk D. (July 2008). "View of Geology of the Parliament Buildings 6. Geology of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria | Geoscience Canada". Geoscience Canada. Archived from the original on 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Documents" (PDF). leg.bc.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
External links
Media related to Victoria Centennial Fountain at Wikimedia Commons
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