A large and elaborate Art Deco fountain in Hyde Park constructed to commemorate the association between Australia and France in World War I. It depicts a bronze Apollo surrounded by other mythical figures.
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The result of a bequest in the will of JF Archibald, the Archibald fountain took 13 years to organise and complete. Its French sculptor, François-Léon Sicard, never visited the site, which has become one of Sydney's enduring landmarks.