Fuente China
Park of the Exhibition | |
Designer | Gaetano Moretti |
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Type | Fountain monument |
Material | Marble and bronze |
Beginning date | 1921 |
Completion date | July 28, 1924 |
The Chinese Fountain (
Overview
The work has a
History
In 1921, during the second government of Augusto B. Leguía, the Centennial of the Independence of Peru was celebrated and many colonies of foreign residents decided to grant gifts in the form of monuments to the Peruvian State. The Chinese colony joined in by creating a promoting committee led by Santiago Escudero Whu and Aurelio Pow San, important merchants and landowners of Chinese origin. The gift chosen was a monumental fountain designed by the architect Gaetano Moretti . The work was executed in Italy, in the workshop of Ettore Genovesi.[2]
The first stone was laid in 1921 in the space previously occupied by the so-called "Kiosko de las Palmeras".[3] The fountain was inaugurated on July 28, 1924.[2]
See also
References
- ^ OCLC 1126541508. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ a b c Pacheco 2017, p. 73.
- ^ Pacheco 2017, p. 24.
Bibliography
- Pacheco, Juan José (2017). Parque de la Exposición. El jardín de Lima (in Spanish). OCLC 1126541508.