What is Latona Fountain?
[[File:Chateau-de-versailles-Rotonde.jpg|thumb|300px|Bassin de Latone]] The '''Latona Fountain''' (Fr: ''Bassin de Latone'') is a [[fountain]]. It lies on the east-west alignment between the [[Palace of Versailles]], the [[Apollo Fountain]], the Green Carpet, and the [[Grand Canal]]. Latone faces west. The fountain was designed by Le Nôtre in 1666. The fountain figures were executed in lead by the Marsy brothers between 1668 and 1670. In 1686 Hardouin-Mansart altered the fountain. He had the figure of Latona (which originally faced the palace) turned 180 degrees. He also raised her pedestal.<ref>Pérouse de Monclos, p. 378</ref> The fountain is designed in the wedding cake style. On the top tier, there is a statue of the [[goddess]] [[Latona]]. In addition to the goddess Latona are her young children, [[Apollo]] and [[Diana (mythology)|Diana]]. The second and third tiers of the fountain have [[frog]]s. The lowest tier has [[turtle]]s and [[alligator]]s. Latona turned the [[Lyceum|Lycean]] [[peasant]]s into frogs when they mocked her and refused to give her water in her flight from the jealous and angry [[Juno]].<ref>[http://www.michaeltaylor.ca/Culture/herr07.shtml Herrenchiemsee Photos] Latona Fountain</ref> == Gallery == <gallery> File:Latona Fountain-Gardens of Versailles-Palace of Versailles-original-1.jpg| File:Bassin de Latone - Versailles - P1180521.JPG| File:Parc de Versailles, parterre de Latone, Latone et ses enfants, Gaspard et Balthazar Marsy 02.jpg| File:Versailles Latone-Becken.jpg| </gallery> ==Notes== {{commons category|Bassin de Latone}} {{reflist}} ==Sources== * Pérouse de Montclos, Jean-Marie. 1991. ''Versailles'' Abbeville Press. {{ISBN|978-1-55859-228-5}} {{coord|48.8055032|2.1176845|format=dms|type:landmark|display=title}} [[Category:Fountains of Versailles]] [[Category:Fountains]]