Pegasus Plaza Perseus slew the serpent-haired monster Medusa and Pegasus sprang from her severed head. He stamped the earth with his hoof, creating the Fountain of the Muses. A limestone fountain and winding stream anchor the design of the plaza. The fountain is connected to a natural mineral spring below the Magnolia Building and is the source well for water in the plaza. A series of concentric circles embedded in the pavement radiates from the fountain into the surrounding streets. Scattered throughout the plaza are nine granite boulders taken from Marble Falls carved and dedicated to the nine Muses. A stone dedicated
Bert van Sprang Bert van Sprang Bernardus Wilhelmus Maria "Bert" van Sprang (20 June 1944 in Tilburg – 17 November 2015 in Pijnacker) was the founder of the Dutch youth division ("JWG", or "Jongerenwerkgroep") of the Dutch association of meteorology and astronomy ("NVWS", or "Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde") in 1967. Activities carried out by Van Sprang for the JWG included the organization of astro camps, the setting up of a program to build telescopes cheaply, and the writing of many booklets on astronomy topics. He was also program leader of the planetarium in The Hague until it was destroyed by fire