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The Amphitrite Fountain (German: Amphitrite-Brunnen; Polish: Fontanna Amfitryty), also known as the Amphitrite Monument (Polish: Pomnik Amfitryty), and the Felderhoff Fountain (German: Felderhoff-Brunnen; Polish: Fontanna Felderhoffa), was a Baroque Revival fountain sculpture in the city of Szczecin, Poland (then German Empire), placed at the intersection of current Independence Avenue ...
Amphitrite on 1936 Australian stamp commemorating completion of submarine telephone cable to Tasmania. Amphitrite is the name of a genus of the worm family Terebellidae. In poetry, Amphitrite's name is often used for the sea, as a synonym of Thalassa. Seven ships of the Royal Navy were named HMS Amphitrite
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Amphitrite Fountain; Amphitrite, the wave and the sea birds; B. Boston Throne; D. The Death of Adonis (Rodin) G. Giustiniani Hestia; I. Iris Takes the Fallen Hero to ...
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The fountain is constructed in cast iron with some bronze fittings. At the base of the fountain is a circular basin with a diameter of 30 feet (9.1 m). From the centre of the basin rises an octagonal stem on a cruciform base with the statue of a marine god at each corner. These statues depict Neptune, Amphitrite, Acis, and Galatea. Above this ...
The Meissen Fountain was designed from 1745 to 1757. [1] It shows Amphitrite and Neptune drawn by hippocampi. [2] It was displayed by Count Heinrich von Brühl at his state dinners. [1] For example, Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, who served as the British ambassador in Dresden, mentions it in his writings. [2] [3] Between 1774 and 1815, some ...