Friday 26 October 2007

El Alamein Fountain II



The El Alamein fountain was erected as a war memorial to the men who fought the battle of El Alamein in Northern Africa during World War II.
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18 comments:

  1. CaBaCuRl26 October, 2007 07:29

    Thanks Sally...have always loved this iconic Sydney fountain, and your photos are fabulous.

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  2. Lynette26 October, 2007 07:50

    This is one of my favorite styles of fountains. Thanks for the photos!

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  3. WichitaKsDailyPhoto26 October, 2007 08:31

    What a unique and lovely fountain. Never seen one like it.

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  4. GMG26 October, 2007 10:04

    Fountain Massage? Never seen... ;)

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  5. alice26 October, 2007 18:40

    A massage in front of this bright fountain, great idea! (Coucou GMG!)
    Sally, I'm late but I've answer to your tag...

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  6. Sally26 October, 2007 21:43

    The massage tent is one of several stands at a market held in the square where the fountain is.

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  7. Anonymous26 October, 2007 21:56

    A very attractive fountain and photo.

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  8. Jilly27 October, 2007 00:36

    Your fountain shots are just amazing, Sally.

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  9. alice27 October, 2007 01:26

    Answered, sorry.

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  10. Ann (MobayDP)27 October, 2007 11:47

    I've never seen one like this either. It is lovely.

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  11. Sally27 October, 2007 23:07

    I too love this fountain - it used to be one of the most photographed structures in Sydney!

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  12. Hyderabad Daily Photo28 October, 2007 12:21

    A massage by the fountain sounds like a good idea.

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  13. Michelle01 November, 2007 16:18

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  14. Michelle01 November, 2007 16:21

    Snap! I think our cities have used the same fountain designer!

    Check out the Ferrier Fountain at the Christchurch town hall.

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  15. Anonymous02 December, 2007 15:50

    Coming in late here: my apologies.

    The El Alamein Fountain was designed in 1961 by the New Zealand -born Sydney architect Robert Woodward, and was the first of many fountains he has designed in the years since -- among them the High Court and Civic Centre fountains in Canberra, the spiral fountain in Darling Harbour, the fountain in Fountain Court of Parliament House in Sydney and the cascade at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane.

    Bob was one of my teachers at university, and I remember one day someone showing him the catalogue of an American maker of off-the peg fountains which offered "dandelion fountains" in various sizes. His only comment was "I should have patented the mechanism of the Alamein. I was young and naive."

    Bob's El Alamein was the first dandelion, a completely original design, and all the similar ones you see around the world are copied -- not to say pirated -- from it.

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  16. Sally02 December, 2007 23:05

    Roger: thanks so much for adding that history and personal perspective to the post! :-)

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  17. me05 April, 2010 00:29

    i knew Mr Wooward personaly and hate to correct the earlier statement over his birth he was born in australia and past away in sydney earlier this year(2010).

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  18. Acupunture Brisbane24 June, 2011 15:47

    Amazing Idea! The sights of fountain really attract the hearts of visitors. really like your fantastic idea.

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