Flora Fountain is a complete Bambaiyya landmark. Bang on *hold on, real tonguetwister here* Hutatma Chowk, the place is a complete traffic stopper. Literally. The traffic snarls here at office time, right in the heart of the city's financial district, are terrible. :)
The fountain is actually only one of several such drinking water fountains that were built by the city's leading philanthropists at one point of time. While a few of them have been restored and culled, many of them are simply... forgotten. Conservationists are trying to relocate these old masterpieces - important now only for their heritage value, and no water fountain use - and restore them to their former glory. The Flora is the most famous of all of these.
Tried some Black & White snaps here of the Liberty Statue which stands right next to Flora, and the Chowk over all. A bit of history, eh? :)
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