Diana the Huntress Fountain
Bronze fountain of Diana unveiled in 1942 in Mexico City.
The Huntress Diana Fountain is a sculpture and fountain located at a roundabout on Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City. Its centerpiece is a bronze statue of the Roman goddess Diana atop a stone pedestal, designed by Italian architect and sculptor Enrique Alciati and unveiled in 1942.
Quick Facts
- Location
- Roundabout at Paseo de la Reforma and Río Misisipi and Sevilla streets, Colonia Cuauhtémoc/Zona Rosa, Mexico City
- Designer
- Vicente Mendiola
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- Vicente Mendiola (architect); Juan Fernando Olaguíbel
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- Juan Fernando Olaguíbel (sculptor)
- Begin
- 1938
- Complete
- 1942
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History
Between the 1930s and 1960s, Mexico City authorities undertook beautification projects placing monuments and fountains influenced by muralism and socialist realism. The chosen subject was Diana, depicted pointing her arrow toward the northern stars rather than hunting animals. The sculpture was created between April and September 1942.
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