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Bassin de Latone, Château de
Versailles - France
Bassin de Latone,
Château de Versailles (France, 1670). Grandes eaux in June 1998.
Designed in 1670 by G.
MARSY (French sculptor, 1625-1681), the statue of Latone (mother of
the Gods Apollon and Diane) is in marble. The fountain and statue
represents Latone with her children. While drinking, she was insulted
by the peasants of Lycie: she asked Jupiter to punish the peasants
and to transform them in aquatic animals. The lower levels of the
fountain represent some of the aquatic animals. The Bassin de Latone
is located in the Jardin du Château de Versailles, between the Chateau
and the Grand Canal.
©
Hubert Chanson, Dept. of Civil Engineering,
University of Queensland, Australia
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