Front Fountain

Front Fountain is a fountain designed by Hooper & Watkins, installed outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, in . It was manufactured in 1905, by Joseph W.
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  • Type: Pond
  • Description: fountain in Victoria, British Columbia
  • Also known as: “Centre Fountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal British Columbia Museum and Douglas Obelisk.

Museum
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The , founded in 1886, is a history museum in , , Canada. The "Royal" title was approved by Queen Elizabeth II and bestowed by Prince Philip in 1987, to coincide with a royal tour of that year. is situated 160 metres east of Front Fountain.

Obelisk
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is an 8-metre marble obelisk, installed outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in , Canada. The sculpture was erected in 1881 to honour Sir James Douglas, the first governor of the Colony of British Columbia, and was made by Mortimer & Reid using marble from , .

Park
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in , Canada, is next to the and home to many totem poles and other First Nation monuments. is situated 250 metres east of Front Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Victoria and Chinatown.

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is the capital of 's westernmost province; , near the southern tip of . contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada.

Neighborhood
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The in is the oldest in Canada and the second oldest in North America after . Victoria's had its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century in the mass influx of miners from California to what is now British Columbia in 1858.

Town
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The Township of is a municipality at the southern tip of , in , Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, , to the south by the , to the west by and… is situated 3½ km west of Front Fountain.

Front Fountain

Latitude
48.42015° or 48° 25′ 13″ north
Longitude
-123.37004° or 123° 22′ 12″ west
Open location code
84WRCJCH+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 94669055
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­pond
Wiki­data ID
Q55137578
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