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The Latona Fountain in the Gardens of Versailles lies in the Latona Basin between the Palace of Versailles and the Grand Canal.[1]

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  1. 22 relations: André Le Nôtre, Apollo, Buckingham Fountain, Campan, Carrara marble, Chicago, Claude Bertin, Diana (mythology), Gardens of Versailles, Gaspard and Balthazard Marsy, Goddess, Grand Canal of Versailles, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Juno (mythology), Languedoc, Leto, Lycia, Lycian peasants, Metamorphoses, Ovid, Palace of Versailles, Zeus.

  2. 1686 establishments in France
  3. 1686 sculptures
  4. Leto
  5. Sculptures of Roman goddesses
  6. Sculptures of frogs

André Le Nôtre

André Le Nôtre (12 March 1613 – 15 September 1700), originally rendered as André Le Nostre, was a French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France.

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Apollo

Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology.

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Buckingham Fountain

Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago Landmark in the center of Grant Park, between Queen's Landing and the end of Ida B. Wells Drive.

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Campan

Campan (Campan) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

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Carrara marble

Carrara marble, or Luna marble to the Romans, is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Claude Bertin

Claude Bertin (died 1705) was a French sculptor, who was part of the highly trained team that supplied sculptures for Versailles.

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Diana (mythology)

Diana is a goddess in Roman and Hellenistic religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside and nature, hunters, wildlife, childbirth, crossroads, the night, and the Moon.

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Gardens of Versailles

The Gardens of Versailles (Jardins du château de Versailles) occupy part of what was once the Domaine royal de Versailles, the royal demesne of the château of Versailles. Latona Fountain and Gardens of Versailles are Palace of Versailles.

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Gaspard and Balthazard Marsy

The brothers Gaspard (born 1624 or 1625, died 10 December 1681) and Balthazar Marsy (baptised 6 January 1628, died May 1674) were French sculptors.

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Goddess

A goddess is a female deity.

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Grand Canal of Versailles

The Grand Canal of Versailles is the largest basin in the park of the Palace of Versailles. Latona Fountain and Grand Canal of Versailles are Palace of Versailles.

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Jules Hardouin-Mansart

Jules Hardouin-Mansart (16 April 1646 – 11 May 1708) was a French Baroque architect and builder whose major work included the Place des Victoires (1684–1690); Place Vendôme (1690); the domed chapel of Les Invalides (1690), and the Grand Trianon of the Palace of Versailles.

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Juno (mythology)

Juno (Latin Iūnō) was an ancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counsellor of the state.

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Languedoc

The Province of Languedoc (Lengadòc) is a former province of France.

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Leto

In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Leto (Λητώ|Lētṓ) is a goddess and the mother of Apollo and Artemis.

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Lycia

Lycia (Lycian: 𐊗𐊕𐊐𐊎𐊆𐊖 Trm̃mis; Λυκία,; Likya) was a historical region in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC (as Lukka) to 546 BC.

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Lycian peasants

The Lycian peasants, also known as Latona and the Lycian peasants, is a short tale from Greek mythology centered around Leto (known to the Romans as Latona), the mother of the Olympian gods Artemis and Apollo, who was prohibited from drinking from a pond in Lycia by the people there. Latona Fountain and Lycian peasants are Leto.

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The Metamorphoses (Metamorphōsēs, from μεταμορφώσεις: "Transformations") is a Latin narrative poem from 8 CE by the Roman poet Ovid.

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Ovid

Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – AD 17/18), known in English as Ovid, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus.

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Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles (château de Versailles) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France.

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Zeus

Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.

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See also

1686 establishments in France

1686 sculptures

Leto

Sculptures of Roman goddesses

Sculptures of frogs

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latona_Fountain

Also known as Bassin de Latone.