Jardin Botanique de Montréal

The Botanical Gardens in Montreal were established throughout the 1930s.

This typically Art Deco fountain is in front of the Administration Building. The stepped design is obvious to even a casual glance but there are also reliefs featuring native fauna.

The beaver is a local favourite.

The fountain stretches through the gardens in a series of shallow pools.

From this angle the lines of the fountain echo the stepped roofline of the central section of the Botanical Gardens Administration Building.

This side of the fountain allows the water from the higher level to pass through a number of holes to the pools mentioned previously.

It features two reliefs of cranes or similar long-legged water birds wading among the bullrushes.

Each bird is different from the other providing a naturalistic yet still symetrical arrangement.

The main passage for the transfer of water to this side of the fountain is through the mouth of a mythical figure.