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Fountain Of Innocents
The Fontaine des Innocents is a monumental public fountain located on the place Joachim-du-Bellay in the Les Halles district in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally called the ''Fountain of the Nymphs'', it was constructed between 1547 and 1550 by architect Pierre Lescot and sculptor Jean Goujon in the new style of the French Renaissance. It is the oldest monumental fountain in Paris. History The fountain was commissioned as part of the decoration of the city to commemorate the solemn royal entry of King Henry II of France, Henry II into Paris in 1549. Artists were commissioned to construct elaborate monuments, mostly temporary, along his route, from the Port Saint-Denis to the Palais de la Cité, passing by le Châtelet, the Pont Notre-Dame and the Cathedral. The fountain was placed on the site of an earlier fountain dating to the reign of Philip II of France, against the wall of the Saints Innocents Cemetery, at the corner of Rue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontaine Des Innocents, 2011
Fontaine is a French language, French word meaning fountain or natural spring or an area of natural springs. Places France *Beaulieu-les-Fontaines, in the Oise ''département'' *Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines, in the Yonne ''département'' *Cailloux-sur-Fontaines, in the Rhône ''département'' *Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines, in the Yonne ''département'' *Fontaine, Aube, in the Aube ''département'' *Fontaine, Isère, in the Isère ''département'' *Fontaine, Territoire de Belfort, in the Territoire de Belfort ''département'' *Fontaine-au-Bois, in the Nord ''département'' *Fontaine-au-Pire, in the Nord ''département'' *Fontaine-Bellenger, in the Eure ''département'' *Fontaine-Bonneleau, in the Oise ''département'' *Fontaine-Chaalis, in the Oise ''département'' *Fontaine-Chalendray, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' *Fontaine-Couverte, in the Mayenne ''département'' *Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, in the Vaucluse ''département'' *Fontaine de Vaucluse (spring), a sprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
