Thursday, March 24, 2011

See what? : Dog peeing fountain

In a city southern of paris, is the huge Palace of Fontainebleau, located 55 kilometres from the centre of Paris. It is one of the largest French royal châteaux. The palace as it is today is the work of many French monarchs, building on an early 16th century structure of Francis I. The building is arranged around a series of courtyards. In one of these courtyards lies the infamous statue of the peeing dogs. The peeing dogs statue doesn't really need to be explained, for it speaks for itself. this statue was designed to represent the hunters of the royal palace and ther unique ways. After killing an animal, the dogs (were trained) would pee around the animal to mark there animal so the hunters would know which animal they shot, so they could run after the other animals that had been shot. The hunters were a vital peice of the castles life, and they had to be respected, so the royal family had a statue built.
-captaincoochie

1 comment:

  1. That.... Is hillarious! I can't believe this is in a French palace!

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