The Shell Fountain in the garden of Belvedere Palace in Vienna is an important work of early 18th-century Baroque garden art. The complex was built between 1700 and 1725 on behalf of Prince Eugene of Savoy. While Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt planned the palace buildings, French garden architect Dominique Girard designed the strictly symmetrical gardens based on the French model. The fountain is located in the lower garden area and forms an important focal point of the Baroque axis. In the center are triton figures supporting a shell-shaped basin, which give the fountain its name. The mythological sea creatures symbolize the element of water, which in the Baroque period stood for vitality, movement, and princely representation. After extensive restoration between 2005 and 2010, the Shell Fountain is once again an impressive testament to courtly garden art.