Victoria Centennial Fountain Explained
Victoria Centennial Fountain,[1] [2] also known as Back Fountain or simply Centennial Fountain, is installed outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia.[3]
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.[4]
Notes and References
- Book: Cheadle, Chris. Portrait of Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island. 4 March 2018. Heritage House Publishing Co. 9781894974950. 4 March 2018. Google Books. 24 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220324165241/https://books.google.com/books?id=bFe7anFMjcQC&pg=PA15. live.
- Web site: The Victoria Centennial Fountain Historical Marker. 4 March 2018. 5 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180305142454/https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=49074. live.
- View of Geology of the Parliament Buildings 6. Geology of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria | Geoscience Canada. Geoscience Canada . July 2008 . 2018-03-05. 2018-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180505003910/https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/11087/11746. live. Hora . Zdenek D. . Hancock . Kirk D. .
- Web site: Documents. leg.bc.ca. 2018-03-04. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612185014/https://www.leg.bc.ca/content-peo/Documents/Legislative-Assembly-Outdoor-Walking-Tour-English.pdf. live.
