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RE: Juxtaposition - Quick Тravel Photo Contest, Edition #71

This is my contribution to the daily @travelcontest.

Pictured in the foreground, "The Meeting of the Waters" Fountain. The fountain is located in the 1800 block of Market in Aloe Plaza, St. Louis, MO. Carl Milles was selected by Louis Aloe to design the monumental fountain. The fountain was completed in 1939. The lighting and landscaping was added in 1954. The fountain consists of fourteen bronze statues. Of an allegorical nature, the fountains figures celebrate the meeting of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The fountain became a City Landmark in 1971. (source https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/cultural-resources/city-landmarks/Meeting-of-the-Waters-Fountain.cfm)

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In the background we have St. Louis Union Station, a National Historic Landmark train station in St. Louis, Missouri. At the height of early 1900's train travel, the station was one of the busiest train stations in the United States. In the 1980's it was restored into a hotel, shopping center, and entertainment complex. (source https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(St._Louis)

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Thank you for this interesting entry and info!