After the royal family moved from Terazije to the purchased land in Dedinje in the period from 1924 to 1929, King Aleksandar demanded high standards for his residence and everything in its vicinity. After finding spring water in the stone quarry, the King began work on the drinking fountain in 1932. After his death in Marseilles in 1934, the fountain was renovated and ceremoniously unveiled as his memorial fountain in 1936.
During the World War II, the fountain and its surroundings served as a natural refuge and shelter for the surrounding population.
A memorial plaque on the rock above the fountain set up by the Society for the Beautification and Improvement of Dedinje was destroyed after the World War II, as well as an inscription in verse written in Cyrillic on the top of the stone arch:
MY FLOW IS THE LIFE OF ETERNAL YOUTH
AND MY SOUND IS THE SONG OF PURE JOY.
WHO DRINKS FROM ME IS YOUNG,
WHO LISTENS TO MY SOUND - IS REJOICING.
Source: Milojko Gordic, art historian
After the royal family moved from Terazije to the purchased land in Dedinje in the period from 1924 to 1929, King Aleksandar demanded high standards for his residence and everything in its vicinity. After finding spring water in the stone quarry, the King began work on the drinking fountain in 1932. After his death in Marseilles in 1934, the fountain was renovated and ceremoniously unveiled as his memorial fountain in 1936.
During the World War II, the fountain and its surroundings served as a natural refuge and shelter for the surrounding population.
A memorial plaque on the rock above the fountain set up by the Society for the Beautification and Improvement of Dedinje was destroyed after the World War II, as well as an inscription in verse written in Cyrillic on the top of the stone arch:
MY FLOW IS THE LIFE OF ETERNAL YOUTH
AND MY SOUND IS THE SONG OF PURE JOY.
WHO DRINKS FROM ME IS YOUNG,
WHO LISTENS TO MY SOUND - IS REJOICING.
Source: Milojko Gordic, art historian
