Some fountains of Ferrol

Last friday ESO 1 pupils went for a walk for taking photos of the fountains and some other details relationated with the water. It was a rainy day, so we had also some good oportunities and good scenery for the photos. It was a cool walk! These are the photos of the fountains:

This is a proyect of fountain which never was finished because of the continuous change of mayors in the city.

This is another old drinking fountain for thirsty people.

This is the Jorge Juan Fountain, a famous spanish mathematic and mariner.

And lastly this is the San Roque fountain, built in the 18th century.

We also took photos of the sewerage system, which is different in every city. This is the Water Supply system:

This is the water sanitation system:

This is the stormwater system:

This is a little hydrant:

And these are the sewers:

Roque Bescos Beceiro.

Ferrol-"Wallace Fountain"

The Fuente Wallace (Wallace Fountain) is the most beautiful fountain in Ferrol. It was bought in 1889 during the International Exposition in Paris. It was built by Charles Lebourg, and named Wallace for sir John Wallace, an English gentleman who donated some of these fountains to the city of Paris.

The fountain is sorrounded by some personalities who were of some importance for Ferrol.

Benito Vicetto Pérez (1824-1878), who was journalist, historian, and novelist:

Felipe Bello Piñeiro (1886-1952), painter:

Carlos III (1716-1788), King of Spain:

Marqués de la Ensenada (1702-1781). Spanish Prime Minister:

Carlos I (1500-1558). King of Spain:

Concepción Arenal (1820-1893). Writer, feminist and lawyer born in Ferrol. Our school received its name to honour her memory:

Xenaro Pérez Villaamil (1807-1854). Painter:

Well, and this is a nice seagull looking at a perfect parabola of equation y=-x^2 on the Wallace fountain of octogonal base:

Ferrol-"Molins Gardens"

This is one of the fountains in the Cantón de Molíns (Molins Gardens). The Gardens were built in 1765 and received its name after Marqués de Molíns, who was Minister of Marine in the ninteenth century.

Ferrol-"Spain Square"

A drinking fountain in "Praza de España" (Spain Square): water for thirsty kids.

Ferrol-"Galicia Square"

This fountain is located at "Praza de Galicia" (Galicia Square). The obelisk on the right, built in 1949,  is the monument dedicated to the memory of those who dead in the wars of Africa.

If we rotate ninety degrees, we see one of the most important buildings in Ferrol, the "Teatro Jofre" (Jofre Theater), which was built in the last decade of the nineteenth century.

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