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Saracen Fountain, Alexandra Park, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow

United Kingdom

Saracen Fountain, Alexandra Park, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow
Saracen Fountain, Alexandra Park, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Saracen Fountain is a large, ornate fountain located in Alexandra Park, Glasgow, Scotland. 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. The fountain was originally located in Kelvingrove Park. It is influenced by the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens. It is now a Category A listed building.

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