Saracen Fountain Explained

The Saracen Fountain is a large, ornate fountain located in Alexandra Park, Glasgow, Scotland.^{[1] [2]} It was made of cast iron by Macfarlane & Co.'s Saracen Foundry for the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition and presented to the city as a gift by foundry owner Walter Macfarlane. It is influenced by the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens.^[3]

It is now a Category A listed building.^[4]

Bibliography

• Book: Dobraszczyk . Paul . "Iron, Ornament and Architecture in Victorian Britain ": "Myth and Modernity, Excess and Enchantment " . 2017 . Routledge . 978-1-351-56209-6 . en.

55.8645°N -4.2083°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alexandra Park History . Glasgow City Council . 16 August 2023.
2. Book: Dobraszczyk . Paul . Iron, Ornament and Architecture in Victorian Britain: Myth and Modernity, Excess and Enchantment . 5 July 2017 . Routledge . 978-1-351-56209-6 . 119, 129 . en.
3. Web site: Nisbet . Gary . Images: Saracen Fountain, Alexandra Park, Glasgow . Glasgow - City of Sculpture . 16 August 2023.
4. Web site: ALEXANDRA PARADE, ALEXANDRA PARK, CAST-IRON FOUNTAIN (LB33880) . portal.historicenvironment.scot . 16 August 2023.