Fontaine du Palmier
Fontaine du Palmier | |
48°51′26.99″N 2°20′50.17″E / 48.8574972°N 2.3472694°E | |
Designer | François-Jean Bralle |
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Type | fountain, victory column |
Width | 20 feet (6.1 m) |
Height | 59 feet (18 m) |
Beginning date | 1806 |
Opening date | 1808 |
Monument Historique (1925) PA00085806[1] |
The Fontaine du Palmier (1806-1808) or Fontaine de la Victoire is a monumental fountain located in the Place du Châtelet, between the Théâtre du Châtelet and the Théâtre de la Ville, in the First Arrondissement of Paris. It was designed to provide fresh drinking water to the population of the neighborhood and to commemorate the victories of
Design
The Fountain du Palmier was one of a series of fifteen fountains commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to his minister of the Interior, Emmanuel Cretet. It was designed by the engineer François-Jean Bralle, who was in charge of the Paris fountains and water supply during the First Empire. It was finished in 1808.
The column, modeled after a Roman triumphal column, takes its name from the sculpted palm leaves at the top, commemorating Napoleon's
At the top of the column is a statue of Victory made of gilded bronze, carrying the laurels of victory. People sometimes mistake the statue of the woman representing victory for a bird. The statue is the work of the sculptor
Around the base of the column are four statues representing Vigilance, Justice, Strength and Prudence, also made by Boizot. The lower basin of the fountain, designed by architect
Gallery
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Figures of Vigilance, Justice, Strength and Prudence
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Statue of Victory atop the Fountain
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Imperial eagle on the Fontaine du Palmier
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Sphinx at base of the Fontaine du Palmier
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Other sphinx at the base of the Fountain
Bibliography
- Marie-Hélène Levadé et Hugues Marcouyeau, Les fontaines de Paris : l'eau pour le plaisir - Paris, 2008.
- *Paris et ses fontaines, de la Renaissance à nos jours, texts assembled by Dominque Massounie, Pauline-Prevost-Marcilhacy and Daniel Rabreau, Délegation a l'action artistique de la Ville de Paris. from the Collection Paris et son Patrimoine, directed by Beatrice de Andia. Paris, 1995.
References
- ^ Base Mérimée: Fontaine du Palmier, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "The Fontaine du Palmier Fountain in Paris". EU Touring.
- ISBN 978-3930698967.
- ^ "La fontaine du Palmier". paris1900.lartnouveau.com.
See also
- Fountains in Paris
- Place du Châtelet
- Saint-Jacques Tower