The Courthouse in Santa Barbara, California, was designated a California Historic Landmark in 2003 and a National Historic Landmark in 2005. At the entrance was a 1927 sandstone fountain, the Spirit of the Ocean, by Italian-born sculptor Ettore Cadorin.
Sandstone is porous and the fountain suffered over the years from many uninformed restoration efforts. Two years ago the fountain was replaced by a replica, shown above.
17 comments:
Time has no mercy.
Looks almost European...but it's too clean!
Very impressive sculpture of sandstone. Greetings.
That's a very impressive and beautiful statue, even if a bit old-fashion.
Stunning!
I wouldn't have guessed this was a copy. It's nicely done.
The Santa Barbara Courthouse is indeed a gem.
I saw on the news the scene of the Connecticut Governor signing the gun control bill. I recognized the room because I remembered your photo series on the Connecticut State Capitol.
It's beautiful! I hope this replica lasts a long time.
Lovely fountain and a terrific capture as always! Hope your trip is going well. Have a great weekend, Jack!
I wonder if they will find a way of restoring the original. The copy is very nice, but then I love the ocean so...
Looks like the 'spitting' image.
It's a marvelous sculpture Jack, very European. I see they've used sandstone again, hopefully it will persevere for much longer this time.
p.s. A cafe in Amsterdam, lucky you..enjoy the sights :)
I agree with Kate, it does look European.
Nice sculpture. Enjoy your travel.
Beautiful and very well kept!
There certainly is a Art Deco feel to it. Lovely!
Very pretty!:)
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