Spirit of 76 - Bartholdi Fountain [nG8xU1qH0lV]
French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi created a breathtaking fountain for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The U.S. Botanic Garden’s Devin Dotson shares Bartholdi’s "Fountain of Light and Water”, now located on the grounds of the Garden. Bartholdi also created the Statue of Liberty. Visit our special exhibit Spirit of ’76 to learn more about the 1876 Exposition and how Congress and the nation commemorated the Declaration of Independence on its milestone anniversaries.