Pyramid Fountain

Year

1789

Type

public art

Master Valentim da Fonseca e Silva, the most important colonial-era sculptor and urbanist in Rio, designed this granite fountain as part of a broader campaign to improve the city's water supply in the late 18th century. Completed in 1789, t …

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