The Square of the Fountain in Edirne

Description

Featured in the 1836 collaborative work of Thomas Allom and Robert Walsh, this steel engraving depicts a monumental fountain square within the historical fabric of Edirne. While a public fountain featuring an arched structure and a dome stands in the center of the artwork, traditional Edirne houses with bay windows and a mosque dome with its minaret rising in the background surround the square. Figures carrying water with yoke-baskets, locals conversing, and calm street life are illustrated in the square. This visual aesthetically documents how squares and fountains in Ottoman provincial architecture served as vital meeting points at the center of public life.