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Sign: Seville - Lions Garden

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Parque de María Luisa Seville, Spain
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Jardín de Los Leones

[Image: The Lions Garden in 1929]
El Jardin de los Leones en 1929

A continuación de la Fuente de las Ranas y de otra fuente alargada con surtidores, en un gran espacio ajardinado y rodeada de naranjos se halla la Fuente de Los Leones, la mayor y más vistosa de todas las fuentes del Parque. Elevada del suelo su forma es poligonal, cruzada por dos pasillos perpendiculares que dividen la fuente en cuatro estanques o piscinas. En el cruce de los paseos figura una taza muy baja, con surtidor, decorada con dibujos cerámicos, inicialmente fabricada por Ramos Rejano, y la de ahora debida a Monsaque Rodríguez y Cía.

Los leones que le aportan el nombre y que fueron labrados por el escultor Manuel Delgado Blackembury, los reemplazan los actuales, realizados por Juan Abascal. Esta obra y una importante reforma del Parque se efectuaron en 1956. Han sido de nuevo recobrados después de una cuidadosa limpieza en 1992.

Entre la Fuente de los Leones y el Monte Gurugú, al fondo del eje central que delimitan las fuentes, se sitúa una pérgola con bancos que se conserva tal y como la diseñó Forestier a principios de siglo al proyectar el Parque de María Luisa.

[Image: Detail of one of the lions that gives its name to the Garden.]
Detalle de uno de los leones que da nombre al Jardin.

Parque de María Luisa

AYUNTAMIENTO DE SEVILLA Parques y Jardines
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Translation of the text on the sign:

Garden of the Lions

[Image: The Lions Garden in 1929]

Following the Fountain of the Frogs and another elongated fountain with jets, in a large garden space and surrounded by orange trees is the Fountain of Los Leones, the largest and most attractive of all the fountains in the Park. Elevated from the ground, its shape is polygonal, crossed by two perpendicular corridors that divide the fountain into four ponds or pools. At the intersection of the walks there is a very low cup, with a spout, decorated with ceramic drawings, initially manufactured by Ramos Rejano, and now due to Monsaque Rodríguez y Cía.

The lions that give it its name and that were carved by the sculptor Manuel Delgado Blackembury, are replaced by the current ones, made by Juan Abascal. This work and an important renovation of the Park were carried out in 1956. They have been recovered again after a careful cleaning in 1992.

Between the Fountain of the Lions and Mount Gurugú, at the back of the central axis that delimits the fountains, there is a pergola with benches that is preserved exactly as Forestier designed it at the beginning of the century when designing the María Luisa Park.

[Image: Detail of one of the lions that gives its name to the Garden.]

Maria Luisa Park

SEVILLE CITY COUNCIL Parks and Gardens



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