Fuente De Hispalis

The Fuente de Híspalis, also known as the Fuente de Sevilla, stands on the Plaza Puerta de Jerez in Seville. Its location recalls a historic city gate that once pointed toward Jerez de la Frontera. Commissioned by the city government in 1928, the fountain was installed in 1929, the year of the Ibero-American Exposition. The work of sculptor Manuel Delgado Brackenbury and architect Juan Bautista Míguez Roca symbolizes the pillars of the city: industry, commerce, and agriculture. At the center, a robed woman is enthroned on lotus leaves, which are carried by naked boys riding on turtles. Originally, water gushed from shells held in the hands of four more child figures, which were removed in 1939 but restored as copies in 2015. Today the square is also where the local soccer club celebrates its athletic triumphs.