The Saracen Fountain is a large, ornate fountain located in Alexandra Park, Glasgow, Scotland. [1] [2] It was made of cast iron by Macfarlane & Co.'s Saracen Foundry for the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition and presented to the city as a gift by foundry owner Walter Macfarlane. [1] It is influenced by the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens. [3]
It is now a Category A listed building. [4]
The Saracen Fountain is a large, ornate fountain located in Alexandra Park, Glasgow, Scotland. [1] [2] It was made of cast iron by Macfarlane & Co.'s Saracen Foundry for the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition and presented to the city as a gift by foundry owner Walter Macfarlane. [1] It is influenced by the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens. [3]
It is now a Category A listed building. [4]