Leaping Gazelle Fountain

Leaping Gazelle Fountain is a work of art in , , . Leaping Gazelle Fountain is situated nearby to , as well as near .
  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Also known as: “Levi L. Barbour Memorial Fountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Belle Isle Conservatory and Belle Isle Aquarium.

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The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is a greenhouse and a botanical garden located on Belle Isle, a 982-acre island park located on the within Detroit, Michigan.

Public aquarium
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The is a public aquarium located in Belle Isle Park in , . Designed by noted architects George D. Mason and Albert Kahn, it opened on August 18, 1904, and was the oldest continually operating public aquarium in when it closed on April 3, 2005. is situated 430 feet east of Leaping Gazelle Fountain.

Museum
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The is an historical maritime museum in , . Located on The Strand on Belle Isle Park along the , this museum places special interest on Detroit's role on national and regional maritime history. is situated 600 feet southeast of Leaping Gazelle Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Village and Indian Village.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan, bounded by Jefferson, Kercheval, Parker, and Seyburn Avenues. Adjacent to the west is the Islandview neighborhood, and adjacent to the east is Indian Village.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan, bounded to the north and south by Mack Avenue and East Jefferson Avenue, respectively, along the streets of Burns, Iroquois, and Seminole. is situated 2 miles north of Leaping Gazelle Fountain.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood located east of . It contains a residential area of some 4,900 people and covers 0.37 sq mi. The northern section, planned and partially built in the 1950s by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; it was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2015. is situated 2½ miles west of Leaping Gazelle Fountain.

Leaping Gazelle Fountain

Latitude
42.33598° or 42° 20′ 10″ north
Longitude
-82.9867° or 82° 59′ 12″ west
Inception
1936
Open location code
86JV82P7+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6169445676
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
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