Etiqueta: Quijote Fountain

Do you know that Mexico city was the home of one of the most surrealistic fountains of the world? (We want it back)

When the Quijote Fountain, protagonist of this note, was built, the purpose behind its construction was to create a corner to inspire people to reading in the contemplation of nature inside Mexico City’s maelstrom. The exact date when this place was created is unknown, we know that it was built around the start of the […]

The most surrealistic of the inhabitants of the Chapultepec Forest wish to return

“This fountain tells the adventures of the knight-errand and his faithful squire and servant Sancho Panza.”  Around 1920 this small, beautiful square was already one of Mexico city’s favorite cultural spaces. The exact year in which it was built is unknown, but we do know that in the 1920’s this landmark was inside the Catalogue […]

Do you know the history of the surrealist Quijote Fountain?

Next to the ‘Calzada del Rey’, between the peacefulness sound of the water and the majestic Ahuehuetes sacred trees, there is a small square that houses one of the most interesting corners of our Chapultepec Forest. It is called the Quijote Fountain or ‘Fuente del Quijote’, it was built in 1921 and is a monument […]

Fall in love with this fountain

In a hidden corner inside the Chapultepec Forest, one of the most beautiful places around here, tens of hand-painted tiles narrate some of the chapters of the monumental literary work of Hispanic literature ‘Don Quijote’ by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.  This fountain was built in 1921 with the unique and incredible purpose of inspiring people […]