Fountain of Light and Water

The Bartholdi Fountain is a monumental public fountain, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, who later created the . The fountain was originally made for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in , , and is now located…
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  • Work of art
  • …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
  • …is also known as “Bartholdi Fountain”
  • Description: Monumental fountain designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi in Washington, D.C.
  • Postal code: 20534

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Fountain of Light and Water

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Latitude
38.88733° or 38° 53′ 14″ north
Longitude
-77.01248° or 77° 0′ 45″ west
Open location code
87C4VXPQ+W2
Geo­Names ID
4137675
Wiki­data ID
Q4865203

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Fountain of Light and Water” goes by many names.
Bartholdi FountainCebuano
نافورة بارتولدىEgyptian Arabic
Fontano de BartholdiEsperanto
Bartholdi FountainFrench
fontaine BartholdiFrench
Fontaine Bartholdi de WashingtonFrench
Κρήνη ΜπαρτόλντιGreek
Funtana ta‘ BartholdiMaltese
Fuente BartholdiSpanish

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