Latona Fountain, Marble fountain in Gardens of Versailles, France
The four-tiered fountain structure contains 230 marble pieces in white Carrara, green Campan, and red Languedoc varieties arranged in a pyramid shape.
Brothers Gaspard and Balthazard Marsy created the fountain between 1666 and 1670, with subsequent modifications by Jules Hardouin-Mansart between 1687 and 1689.
The fountain depicts the mythological story of goddess Latona protecting Apollo and Diana while transforming Lycian peasants into frogs for refusing water access.
The fountain operates three times weekly during peak season, with water jets emerging from gilded figures of frogs, lizards, and creatures surrounding the central structure.
Engineers installed an elaborate system of lead pipes beneath the fountain to create water effects from 230 different points across the four-tiered marble structure.
Location: Versailles
Inception: 1666
Creator: Gaspard and Balthazard Marsy
Made from material: marble
GPS coordinates: 48.80550,2.11768
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:43
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