Montreal Fountain

What’s Alabama-made, flat on one side and adorned by a woodpecker? Montreal’s newest fountain!

Luke RobinsonUncategorized

Montreal’s newest ornamental fountain, in downtown Dorchester Square, is a head-turner. Ten metres tall, its three cast-aluminum basins are semi-circles, with one side completely flat. From the square, it’s a graceful Victorian-inspired fountain. Seen from the side, it appears to have been sliced in half. Adding to the quirkiness: affixed to the flat side, two-thirds of the way up, is …