LocationW. Meyer Blvd. & Ward Parkway |
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Description
Purchased by J. C. Nichols in Venice, Italy in the early 1920’s – the sculpture dates to 1700’s. The fountain is named for the three mythological sea horses perched atop the stone pyramid. The horses support a fluted saucer which has a carved lion’s head which spouts water as the saucer fills. The middle tier has three cherubs holding an identical smaller saucer. The top tier is a sculpture of two cherubs holding a saucer. The original statue had a child riding a dolphin, but vandalism in 1960 forced the Park Board to change to a saucer top. The lower jet of water is very forceful with the upper and smaller jets creating a mist when a small breeze blows. The Sculpture is atop a stone base approx. 30′ high. The entire fountain and statuary was refurbished in 1992.
Nearly 200 hundred years after the area’s first fur trading post was settled on the bluffs of the Missouri River, Kansas City is preparing to honor the French pioneer Francois Chouteau who established it, and the Native Americans with whom he traded. Francois Chouteau...
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