Pauline's Bidet, A Story that Comes to Our Days
Cubans and tourists travel through three of the busiest avenues in Havana that are intercepted at the roundabout of the Sports City. Decorated with gardens and the coming and going of the passers-by the roundabout of the Sports City gives us a historical relic, the fountain that is in its center.
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The Luminous Fountain, which was its original name, is of utmost importance for the city dwellers and for those who visit Havana, as it distinguishes with its design the roundabout of the Sports City and serves as a point of reference for many to know, where They connect Avenue 26, Rancho Boyeros and Vía Blanca.
Accompany the luminous fountain the illustrious coliseum of the Sports City, one of the most notable works of Cuban engineering. Located both buildings one in front of the other mark the passage to those who circulate there and walk around.
The Luminous Fountain was built thanks to the program of urban works in the 20th century under the mandate of the Authentic Government, in the period of 1944 - 1948, in which the president of Cuba was Ramón Grau San Martín. This ornamental hydraulic work is currently located in the charismatic municipality El Cerro in Havana and was part of the public works that were built at that time Aldecoa.
This work of ornamental type brought a response from the Cuban people who became discouraged with this Government. The fountain was baptized as the Bidet of Paulina by the Havana populace, Paulina Alsina was the widow of Grau's brother and sometimes served as first lady since the president was single.
In a jocular, burlesque and charismatic way, the Havana people named this fountain as it was known that Mrs. Paulina was one of its main promoters for its joint creation with the cousin of President José San Martín, who held the position of Secretary of Public Works and he was the architect and engineer who built it in 1945.
The design of this fountain is made up of stonework structures that resemble a glass. The cups go from major to minor and form 4 levels. The source water reaches the end, bounces off each section of the source and ends in a circular pond contained by a wall. To beautify the fountain each level is decorated with a set of lights of different colors. At dusk and dawn this fountain enhances its beauty with the fascinating magic of nature between two lights.
Pauline's Bidet and its transcendence
This fountain is of utmost importance for Havana residents and tourists, as it shows the roundabout of the Sports City and serves as a point of reference for many to know where three main avenues meet. In addition, its history reflects the Cuban charism, which baptized it as the Bidet de Paulina, criticizing in a mocking way the government of Grau and Paulina Alsina. The Luminous Fountain or the Bidet de Paulina is already half a century old and today is a symbol of pride of the roundabout of the Sports City because of its ingenious location and what it represents for the people of Havana.