Bartholdi Fountain
Item
Title
Bartholdi Fountain
Description
Originally created for the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition, sculptor Frederic Bartholdi had hoped to sell the fountain after the exposition concluded. The only offer to purchase it was made by Congress, who bought the work for $6,000. The sculpture was moved from Philadelphia to Washington and placed at the site of the original botanical garden, which stood where the Capitol Reflecting Pool is today. In 1927 the sculpture was moved to its present home in the newly-established Bartholdi Park.
Creator
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
Date
1876 (Finished)
1878 (Moved)
1927 (Moved)
Coverage
1860-1889
1920-1949
Spatial Coverage
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Source
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original.
topic
design & monuments
ghost mall