Fountains of Wisdom

The Fountains of Wisdom were fountains in Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh., the water district of the city of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. They were decorative, but they also had a spiritual value to the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body., fitting for a district that was home to the Great TempleGreat TempleThe Great Temple is a structure situated in Ga-Metru, Metru Nui, associated with the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. It formerly fell under the influence of Teridax, though it currently holds no such power.. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE: Metru Nui, City of Legends)

Setting in Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh.#

The Fountains of Wisdom stood in Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh., the water district of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. Ga-Metru was the city's centre of learning, where Ga-Matoran teachers ran its schools, and it was also home to the Great TempleGreat TempleThe Great Temple is a structure situated in Ga-Metru, Metru Nui, associated with the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. It formerly fell under the influence of Teridax, though it currently holds no such power.. (BIONICLE: Metru Nui, City of Legends)

Role and use#

The fountains served a decorative purpose and had spiritual value to the Matoran. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

They were also a public gathering place. Shortly before the Great CataclysmThe Great CataclysmThe day Makuta Teridax put the Great Spirit to sleep, the Great Spirit Robot fell from the sky, Metru Nui flooded, and Voya Nui tore loose from the Southern Continent., a crowd of Matoran watched Turaga Dume announce Toa Lhikan's disappearance on a telescreen near the Fountains of Wisdom. (BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui)

The Great CataclysmThe Great CataclysmThe day Makuta Teridax put the Great Spirit to sleep, the Great Spirit Robot fell from the sky, Metru Nui flooded, and Voya Nui tore loose from the Southern Continent. and the ruin of the district#

The fountains were damaged in the earthquake caused by the Great CataclysmThe Great CataclysmThe day Makuta Teridax put the Great Spirit to sleep, the Great Spirit Robot fell from the sky, Metru Nui flooded, and Voya Nui tore loose from the Southern Continent., which left much of Metru Nui in ruins. (Toa Nuva Blog)

Restoration by the Staff of ArtakhaThe Staff of ArtakhaA restoration artifact forged by Artakha himself, used by Helryx to reverse the environmental damage of the Great Cataclysm.#

After the Matoran came back to the city, the Staff of ArtakhaThe Staff of ArtakhaA restoration artifact forged by Artakha himself, used by Helryx to reverse the environmental damage of the Great Cataclysm. was used to restore Metru Nui, and the Fountains of Wisdom were repaired with it. (Toa Nuva Blog)

Later history and final status#

The stories don't single the fountains out again after their restoration. (Toa Nuva Blog)