Bassin du Miroir, Water fountain in Versailles Gardens, France.
Bassin du Miroir is a three-tiered fountain in the Versailles gardens with multiple water features arranged vertically. Small statues of children decorate the lower section, while dragons frame the spraying water jets above.
This fountain was built in 1672 under King Louis XIV as part of Le Nôtre's garden design surrounding the Royal Island basin. It represented a key feature of the Baroque water works that defined the royal gardens.
The fountain presents water shows accompanied by compositions from baroque composers like Georg Friedrich Handel and François Colin de Blamont.
The fountain sits in the western section of the gardens and can be reached easily from several paths through the grounds. It is best visited during the water show times when the fountains are actively running.
Five symmetrical paths converge at the Mirror Fountain, where water jets form a crown pattern around the central reflecting pool.
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