Characteristics
The 43-foot-tall (13 m) fountain is cast in bronze and sits on a granite base. It features a 9-foot-tall (2.7 m) bronze statue of a woman with outstretched hands, out of which flow streams of water. Several smaller central human figures represent the practical uses of water and four outer figures with animals represent the pleasures of water. These are working drinking fountains from which passersby can drink. Panels on its lower part depict the industrial uses of water.
The construct is made of approximately 24 short tons (22 t) of bronze and 85 short tons (77 t) of granite. It is estimated that 500 US gallons (1,900 l) of water flow through it every minute.
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