Ross Fountain is an ornate iron fountain from the mid-19th Century located at the west end of Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. Figures depicted on the fountain include mermaids and four females depicting science, the arts, poetry and industry. A final female figure stands at the apex of the fountain.

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  • Ross Fountain is an ornate iron fountain from the mid-19th Century located at the west end of Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. Figures depicted on the fountain include mermaids and four females depicting science, the arts, poetry and industry. A final female figure stands at the apex of the fountain. After being cast in the Durenne Ironworks at Haute-Marne in the early 1860s, it was displayed at The Great Exhibition in London in 1862 where it was seen by philanthropist and gun-maker Daniel Ross, who bought it for the City of Edinburgh. Having been transported in 122 pieces, it arrived in Leith in 1869. Great deliberation followed as to the most appropriate location for the statue, with it finally being installed in Prince's Street Gardens in 1872. There was notable controversy at the time surrounding the fountain - in particular, Edward Bannerman Ramsay, Dean of the nearby St John's Episcopal Church, described it as "grossly indecent and disgusting". In 2001 a major refurbishment allowed water to flow again for the first time since 1996. Ross Fountain is now a category B listed structure.
  • Ross Fountain es una fuente decorativa de mediados del siglo XIX, realizada en hierro y situada en el west end de Princes Street Gardens, en Edimburgo. Las figuras que se representan en la misma incluyen sirenas y cuatro mujeres identificadas con la ciencia, las artes, la poesía y la industria. Una última figura femenina se levanta en la cúspide del monumento. Después de haber sido fundida en Durenne Ironworks a principios de los años 1860, fue exhibida en la Gran Exposición de Londres en 1862, donde fue vista por el filantrópico y fabricante de armas Daniel Ross, quien la compró para la Ciudad de Edimburo. Fue transportada en 122 piezas, llegando a Leith en 1869. Después de grandes deliberaciones acerca del lugar más apropiado en el que debería colocarse, se instaló en Princes Street Gardens en 1872. Hubo mucha controversia durante la época, especialmente de Edward Bannerman Ramsay, Dean de la cercana Iglesia Episcopaliana de St John's, que la describió como "extremadamente indecente y vergonzoso". En 2001, una orden de la alcaldía permitió que el agua volviera a correr por primera vez desde 1996. Ross Fountain es un edificio de la categoría B.
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  • Ross Fountain is an ornate iron fountain from the mid-19th Century located at the west end of Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. Figures depicted on the fountain include mermaids and four females depicting science, the arts, poetry and industry. A final female figure stands at the apex of the fountain.
  • Ross Fountain es una fuente decorativa de mediados del siglo XIX, realizada en hierro y situada en el west end de Princes Street Gardens, en Edimburgo. Las figuras que se representan en la misma incluyen sirenas y cuatro mujeres identificadas con la ciencia, las artes, la poesía y la industria. Una última figura femenina se levanta en la cúspide del monumento.
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