Fontaine du Cormoran - Pernes-les-Fontaines
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N 43° 59.939 E 005° 03.591
31T E 665150 N 4873822
[FR] Une des plus belles fontaines de Pernes-les-Fontaines.
[ENG] One of the most beautiful fountain of Pernes-les-Fontaines
Waymark Code: WM1J3Y
Location: France
Date Posted: 05/16/2007
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[FR] Inaugurée en 1761, cette fontaine, qui est classée Monument Historique, porte fièrement les armoiries de la ville. Le cormoran symbolise magnifiquement la ville entière, qui a toujours su protéger et nourrir ses enfants, en offrant aux passants le poisson qu’il tient dans son bec.
[ENG] Inaugurated in 1761, this fountain, which is classified Historic building, carries the armorial bearings of the city proudly. The cormorant magnificiently symbolizes the whole city, which always knew to protect and nourish his children, by offering to the passers by the fish which it holds in its nozzle.
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