The Hercules Garden Water Fountain

The most admired historical feature of the Kew Gardens in England is the Hercules garden water fountain. This fountain is located at the Palm House Pond, often called Palm Pond. The water fountain was initially built so it could add humidity and beauty to the tropical greenhouse next door. This greenhouse is known as the Palm House.

Sometimes later, the designers felt that there was a need to add something extra to the fountain to make it look more outstanding. The missing element however was a statue. The Kew garden was designed and built in the 1800's. At that time the art of the Romans and Greeks were highly adored. During that time the Greek and Roman art was the only thing that was impressive and dignified enough to be placed in an English garden. 1n the year 1845, the Palm House was being constructed and this was the time the pond was also built.

The three dimensional art object of Hercules was added in 1853. He is bare in the sculpture battling with a large serpent (the Greek God Achelus). The whole sculpture is more than 6 feet in height and the name of the garden water fountain been given as "Hercules Fighting Achelus". However, it is also called "Herc".

Francis Joseph Bosio was the sculptor who created the image of Hercules in the most famous garden of England. The sculptor was French but the subject matter he worked on was Greek.

Bosio was very much into Roman and Greek myths. His work usually involved sculptures of larger bare people on horses. Other sculptures by this great sculptor include "Hyacinth awaiting His Turn to Throw the Discus" and "Cupid with a Bow". He is also well known for statues of horses and angels. Not much is known about Bosio besides his work. However, individuals who desire to add peacefulness and tranquility to their living space can also opt in for an indoor water fountain available in the market.

This article has been written by Jasmin. She is a freelance writer and loves to write on a wide range of topics including Commercial Convection Ovens and Blodgett convection oven.