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Sélection de 8 fountains, wells and washers, classified sur 32 au coeur de Paris

Fontaine Cuvier in Paris
Fountain
75005 Paris 5e Arrondissement

The Cuvier fountain, built in 1840 in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, is a tribute to the naturalist Georges Cuvier, decorated with an allegory of natural history and stylized animals, facing the Jardin des plants.
Fountain of the Pot-de-Fer in Paris
Fountain
75005 Paris 5e Arrondissement

The Pot-de-Fer fountain, built in the 17th century and restored in the 18th century, is a historic fountain with a double façade located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, rue Mouffetard. Ranked a historic monument in 1925, it reflects the original architecture of the Medici aqueduct.
Fountain of Peace in Paris
Fountain
75006 Paris

The Peace Fountain, built in the 19th century in Paris, is a neo-classical monument decorated with allegorical bas-reliefs, located in the 6th arrondissement near Bonaparte Street.
Fountain of the World's Four Parties
Fountain
75006 Paris 6e Arrondissement

The fountain of the Quatre-Parties-du-Monde, a 19th century sculptural work located in Paris 6th, celebrates continents around a celestial globe. Sponsored by Haussmann, it adorns the Observatory's garden.
Fontaine du Marché-aux-Carmes in Paris
Fountain
75006 Paris 6e Arrondissement

The fountain of the Marché-aux-Carmes, carved in the 19th century by Fragonard, is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It symbolizes Abondance and Commerce, with a basin fed by the Seine.
Fontaine l'Embâcle in Paris
Fountain
75006 Paris

The Fountain de l'Embâcle, contemporary bronze work by Charles Daudelin, is located in Place du Québec in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, symbolizing the ice of the St. Lawrence.
Fountain Medici in Paris
Fountain
75006 Paris 6e Arrondissement

The Medici Fountain, built in the 17th century in the Luxembourg garden in Paris, is a masterpiece commissioned by Marie de Medici, combining Italian architecture and mythological sculptures in a preserved historical setting.
Fountain Saint-Michel in Paris
Fountain
75006 Paris 6e Arrondissement

The Saint-Michel fountain, designed by Gabriel Davioud in 1860, is an emblematic Haussmannian monument in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, combining allegorical sculptures and bold polychromy on a 26-metre-high gable wall.