De Soto Plaza and Fountain
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Material Information

Title:
De Soto Plaza and Fountain
Series Title:
Coral Gables Virtual Historic City
Creator:
City of Coral Gables
Publisher:
Florida International University
Publication Date:

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Coral Gables
Historic sites
Fountains
Genre:
sound recordings
Spatial Coverage:
Coral Gables
Coordinates:
25.7454048941654 x -80.2748781597959

Notes

Scope and Content:
The De Soto Plaza and fountain, built in 1925, is named after Hernando De Soto, the Spanish explorer and conquistador. The plaza features a monumental freestanding fountain that serves as a traffic circle at the intersection of Sevilla Avenue, Granada Boulevard, and De Soto Boulevard. Designed by Denman Fink, the pedestal-type fountain supports an obelisk and features four relief carvings of faces containing water jets. Vintage lanterns provide light when the dark of night falls.
General Note:
Audio from the Coral Gables Virtual Tour describing the history of the De Soto Plaza and Fountain.

Record Information

Source Institution:
City of Coral Gables
Holding Location:
City of Coral Gables
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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