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Six-Year Endeavor: The Apollo Fountain of Versailles Reimagined at Chi Mei Museum

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Last updated 2026-09-24 — The Chi Mei Museum, set to officially open in 2015, unveiled today the Apollo Fountain in its front plaza. Founders of the Chi Mei Group, including Mr. Shi Wen-long, Museum Director Liao Chin-hsiang, Tainan Mayor Lai Ching-te, and Director Olivier Richard of the French Institute in Taipei jointly activated the fountain by pouring water into it.

▲ The Chi Mei Museum’s Apollo Fountain was created in full-scale replica of the one in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, taking a total of six years to complete. (Photo / Courtesy of Chi Mei Museum Facebook, the same below)

Reported by Chen Jui-chung / Taipei

The Chi Mei Museum, scheduled to officially open in 2015, unveiled today the Apollo Fountain in its front plaza. Founders of the Chi Mei Group, including Mr. Shi Wen-long, Museum Director Liao Chin-hsiang, Tainan Mayor Lai Ching-te, and Director Olivier Richard of the French Institute in Taipei jointly activated the fountain by pouring water into it.

The Apollo Fountain centers on the sun god Apollo, who is depicted soaring forth from the sea atop a chariot, surrounded by statues of sea nymphs and dolphins, showcasing Apollo’s majestic presence.

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Chi Mei Museum’s Public Relations representative Xie Min-fang stated that the Apollo Fountain at the museum was created under authorization from the Palace of Versailles in France. Artist Philippe Faraut replicated the original Apollo Fountain from the gardens of Versailles at full scale. Production began in 2008 and took nearly six years to complete. The entire fountain is crafted from Italian Carrara white marble, with Apollo’s reins even adorned with gold leaf, presenting the fountain in its most complete and magnificent form.

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Xie Min-fang also noted that the Apollo Fountain is located at the main entrance of the Chi Mei Museum plaza. Currently, due to ongoing roadworks on Provincial Highway 1, the museum is expected to officially open to the public in January 2015, and the fountain is not yet accessible to visitors up close. The official website of the Chi Mei Museum is scheduled to go live this December, where the public can begin booking entry times starting from 2015.

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