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Arroyo Fountain is a historical landmark in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is located in front of Casa Real de Iloilo , or the Old Iloilo Provincial Capitol, in Iloilo City Proper . It was named after Senator José María Arroyo , who authored the law, Republic Act No. 3222, that established the then Iloilo Metropolitan Waterworks in 1925.
The Fountain of Knowledge. The fountain also features a sculpture of a lady on top of a lotus flower while holding a globe. The lady stands on a cylindrical pedestal adorned by the early disciplines offered in the university, namely the Caduceus for medicine, the Balance Scale for law, the Bowl of Hygieia for pharmacy, the ionic order for architecture, the atom for the sciences, and the total ...
Godescalc Evangelistary, commemorating the Baptism of Charlemagne's son in Rome in 781 with an image of the Fountain of Life.. The Fountain of Life, or in its earlier form the Fountain of Living Waters, is a Christian iconography symbol associated with baptism and/or eucharist, first appearing in the 5th century in illuminated manuscripts and later in other art forms such as panel paintings.
Water was also seen to have healing powers, and wells became popular, with many people drinking the water, bathing in it, or simply wishing over it. Some people believed that the guardians or dwellers of the well would grant them their wish if they paid a price. After uttering the wish, one would generally drop coins in the well. The wish would ...
On the facing page to the Fountain of Life lies the Initial Page to the Vigil for Christmas. Presented in contrast to each other, the Fountain of Life offers colorful images while the lines of the periscope of the Vigil of Nativity [ 27 ] provide a beautiful image of silver(now oxidized to black) and golden letters on a purple background ...
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Carriedo Fountain (Spanish: Fuente Carriedo) is a fountain in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines. It was built in honour of the 18th-century Capitán General of Manila, Don Francisco Carriedo y Peredo , benefactor of Manila's pipe water system.