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The Swann Memorial Fountain (also known as the Fountain of the Three Rivers) is an art deco fountain sculpture located in the center of Logan Circle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The fountain, by Alexander Stirling Calder designed with architect Wilson Eyre, memorializes Dr. Wilson Cary Swann, founder of the Philadelphia Fountain Society. The Society had been planning a memorial fountain in honor of its late president and founder. After agreeing that the fountain would become city property, the society was granted the site in the center of Logan Circle. * The Wissahickon * * *

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  • La Fuente conmemorativa Swann (también conocida como la Fuente de los tres ríos ) es una fuente monumental de estilo art déco ubicada en el centro de Logan Circle en Filadelfia, Pensilvania (Estados Unidos).​ La fuente cuenta con una serie de esculturas diesñadas por Alexander Stirling Calder, y su estructura fue diseñada pot el arquitecto . Recuerda al doctor , fundador de la . La Sociedad había estado planeando una fuente conmemorativa en honor de su difunto presidente y fundador. Después de acordar que la fuente se convertiría en propiedad de la ciudad, a la sociedad se le otorgó el sitio en el centro de Logan Circle.​ Adaptando la tradición de la escultura del “dios del río”, Calder creó grandes figuras de nativos americanos para simbolizar los principales arroyos de la zona, el Delaware, el Schuylkill y el . La niña apoyada de lado contra un cisne agitado que echa agua a borbotones representa el arroyo Wissahickon; la mujer madura que sostiene el cuello de un cisne representa el río Schuylkill; y la figura masculina, estirando el brazo por encima de su cabeza para agarrar su arco mientras una gran pica rocía agua sobre él, simboliza el río Delaware.​ Ranas y tortugas esculpidas arrojan agua hacia el géiser de 15 m en el centro, aunque normalmente el géiser solo arroja 8 m. El uso de cisnes es un juego de palabras con el nombre del doctor Swann.​ Eyre diseñó la cuenca y los chorros de agua entrelazados, incluido el géiser central. Durante los meses cálidos, nadar en la fuente es una antigua tradición de Filadelfia. En el verano de 2006, la ciudad de Filadelfia comenzó a imponer una prohibición de nadar con una presencia de seguridad casi constante, pero la prohibición se eliminó en 2009. Además de servir como el centro de Logan Square, la Fuente también se erige como el punto medio de Ben Franklin Parkway, que también incluye esculturas de otras dos generaciones de la familia Calder. El padre de Stirling Calder, , diseñó la estatua de William Penn en lo alto de la torre del Ayuntamiento en el extremo sureste, mientras que, en el Museo de Arte de Filadelfia en el extremo noroeste, los Fantasmas móviles son de Alexander Calder, el hijo de Stirling Calder. Esto llevó a que un ingenio local se refiriera a las tres esculturas como el Padre, el Hijo y el Espíritu Santo. Durante muchos años, la fuente estuvo enmarcada por un magnífico círculo de árboles de paulownia, que desde entonces han sido reemplazados. (es)
  • The Swann Memorial Fountain (also known as the Fountain of the Three Rivers) is an art deco fountain sculpture located in the center of Logan Circle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The fountain, by Alexander Stirling Calder designed with architect Wilson Eyre, memorializes Dr. Wilson Cary Swann, founder of the Philadelphia Fountain Society. The Society had been planning a memorial fountain in honor of its late president and founder. After agreeing that the fountain would become city property, the society was granted the site in the center of Logan Circle. Adapting the tradition of “river god” sculpture, Calder created large Native American figures to symbolize the area's major streams, the Delaware, the Schuylkill, and the Wissahickon. The young girl leaning on her side against an agitated, water-spouting swan represents the Wissahickon Creek; the mature woman holding the neck of a swan stands for the Schuylkill River; and the male figure, reaching above his head to grasp his bow as a large pike sprays water over him, symbolizes the Delaware River. Sculpted frogs and turtles spout water toward the 50-foot (15 m) geyser in the center, though typically the geyser only spouts 25 ft (8 m). The use of swans is a pun on Dr. Swann's name. Eyre designed the basin and the interlacing water jets, including the central geyser. During warm months, swimming in the fountain is a long-standing Philadelphia tradition. In the summer of 2006, the City of Philadelphia began enforcing a swimming ban with a nearly constant security presence, but the ban was eliminated in 2009. Besides serving as the center of Logan Square, the Fountain also stands as the midpoint on the Ben Franklin Parkway, which includes also sculptures by two other generations of the Calder family. Stirling Calder's father, Alexander Milne Calder, designed the statue of William Penn atop the tower of City Hall at the southeast end, while, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the northwest end, the mobile Ghosts is by Alexander Calder, Stirling Calder's son. This led to a local wit referring to the three sculptures as the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. For many years the fountain was framed by a magnificent circle of Paulownia trees, which have since been replaced. The fountain was mentioned in songs by the pop punk band The Wonder Years. The song "Logan Circle" from their album The Upsides opens with "They turned on the fountain today at Logan Circle"; there are several references to the fountain and the city of Philadelphia in the band's lyrics. It is the subject of the song "Spit Fountain" by Philadelphia emo band Algernon Cadwallader. It is also featured in the Philly level of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and in an episode of the television show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, "Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life". * The Wissahickon * The Schuylkill * The Delaware * Children playing in the fountain (en)
  • 斯旺纪念喷泉(Swann Memorial Fountain),又名三河喷泉,位于美国费城洛根圓環的中心。 斯旺纪念喷泉的设计者是亚历山大·斯特林·考尔德,纪念费城喷泉协会的创始人威尔逊·卡里·斯旺博士。考尔德创作了三个土著人形象,象征该地区的主要溪流:特拉华河、斯库尔基尔河和Wissahickon溪。斜躺着的年轻女孩和一只从水中冲出的激动的天鹅,代表Wissahickon溪;成年妇女抱着天鹅的脖子,代表斯库尔基尔河;男性人物象征特拉华河。。天鹅是一个双关语,亦指斯旺博士的名字。 * Wissahickon溪 * 斯库尔基尔河 * (zh)
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  • 斯旺纪念喷泉(Swann Memorial Fountain),又名三河喷泉,位于美国费城洛根圓環的中心。 斯旺纪念喷泉的设计者是亚历山大·斯特林·考尔德,纪念费城喷泉协会的创始人威尔逊·卡里·斯旺博士。考尔德创作了三个土著人形象,象征该地区的主要溪流:特拉华河、斯库尔基尔河和Wissahickon溪。斜躺着的年轻女孩和一只从水中冲出的激动的天鹅,代表Wissahickon溪;成年妇女抱着天鹅的脖子,代表斯库尔基尔河;男性人物象征特拉华河。。天鹅是一个双关语,亦指斯旺博士的名字。 * Wissahickon溪 * 斯库尔基尔河 * (zh)
  • La Fuente conmemorativa Swann (también conocida como la Fuente de los tres ríos ) es una fuente monumental de estilo art déco ubicada en el centro de Logan Circle en Filadelfia, Pensilvania (Estados Unidos).​ Durante los meses cálidos, nadar en la fuente es una antigua tradición de Filadelfia. En el verano de 2006, la ciudad de Filadelfia comenzó a imponer una prohibición de nadar con una presencia de seguridad casi constante, pero la prohibición se eliminó en 2009. (es)
  • The Swann Memorial Fountain (also known as the Fountain of the Three Rivers) is an art deco fountain sculpture located in the center of Logan Circle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The fountain, by Alexander Stirling Calder designed with architect Wilson Eyre, memorializes Dr. Wilson Cary Swann, founder of the Philadelphia Fountain Society. The Society had been planning a memorial fountain in honor of its late president and founder. After agreeing that the fountain would become city property, the society was granted the site in the center of Logan Circle. * The Wissahickon * * * (en)
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