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List Of Paris Fountains
The list of Paris fountains, existing and destroyed, is arranged by arrondissement below.Information from ''Paris et ses fontaines, de la Renaissance a nos jours'', Collection Paris et son Patrimoine, edited by Beatrice de Andia, Paris 1995. For the history of Paris fountains, see Fountains in Paris. 1st arrondissement Fontaine des Innocents, Corner of rue aux fers and rue Saint-Denis, later Place des Innocents. Built as a wall fountain in 1549, moved and transformed into a free-standing fountain in 1789, modified again during Second French Empire. Pierre Lescot, architect, Jean Goujon, sculptor. Fontaine de a Pompe de la Samaritaine. On the second arch of the Pont Neuf, on the side of the quai de la Corde. Built in 1549 and in operation until 1710, it was finally destroyed in 1816. Château d'eau de la Croix du Trahoir. The corner of rue de l'Arbre Sec and rue Saint Honoré. Rebuilt in 1606, moved in 1636, rebuilt in 1775. Jacques-Germain Soufflot, architect, Louis-Simon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concorde Fontaine
The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde () is a retired Franco-British supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies started in 1954, and France and the United Kingdom, UK signed a treaty establishing the development project on 29 November 1962, as the programme cost was estimated at £70 million (£ in ). Construction of the six prototypes began in February 1965, and the first flight took off from Toulouse on 2 March 1969. The Market (economics), market was predicted for 350 aircraft, and the manufacturers received up to 100 option orders from many major airlines. On 9 October 1975, it received its French Certificate of Airworthiness, and from the Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom), UK CAA on 5 December. Concorde is a tailless aircraft design with a narrow fuselage permitting a 4-abreast seating for 92 to 128 passengers, an ogival delta wing and a Droop nose (aeronautics), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Visconti
Louis Tullius Joachim Visconti (Rome February 11, 1791 – December 29, 1853) was an Italian-born French architect and designer. Life Son of the Italian archaeologist and art historian Ennio Quirino Visconti, Visconti designed many Parisian residences, public buildings and squares, including the Place Saint Sulpice and the overall design of the Fontaine Molière, and was briefly the official architect for the Louvre under Napoleon III. He is probably most famed for designing the 1842 tomb of Napoleon at Les Invalides. His students include Joseph Poelaert, designer of the Palais de justice de Bruxelles. Louis Visconti came from a famous family of archaeologists - his grandfather Giambattista Antonio Visconti (1722–1784) had founded the Vatican Museums and his father, Ennio Quirino Visconti (1751–1818), was a curator. Ennio and his family moved to Paris in 1798 and were naturalised as French citizens in 1799, with Ennio becoming a curator of antiquities and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard
Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard (1810–1870) was a French sculptor and ornamentalist. Works Variants of the same fountain design were used by Liénard multiple times, with minor alterations: * Brewer Fountain, Boston (Massachusetts, United States of America) * Steble Fountain, Liverpool (England, United Kingdom) * Tourny Fountain, Quebec City (Quebec, Canada), previously in Bordeaux (France) * Tourny Fountain, Soulac-sur-Mer (France) * Mail Fountain, Angers (France) * Fountain in Prince's Square, Launceston (Tasmania, Australia) * Fountain in the English garden in Geneva (Switzerland) Among his other fountains based on different designs: * Fontaine des-Arts-et-Metiers, Square Émile-Chautemps, Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ... (1860). Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Davioud
Jean-Antoine-Gabriel Davioud (; 30 October 1824 – 6 April 1881) was a French architect. He worked closely with Baron Haussmann on the transformation of Paris under Napoleon III during the Second Empire. Davioud is remembered for his contributions to architecture (e.g. the two theaters on the place du Châtelet and the city hall of the 19th arrondissement), parks (e.g. the Pré Catelan garden and the square des Batignolles) and urban amenities (fountains, pavilions, benches and kiosks). These contributions now form an integral part of the style of Haussmann's Paris. Biography Davioud was born in Paris and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under Léon Vaudoyer. He won the prestigious Second Grand Prix de Rome. In 1843, he began working in the planning department of the municipal government of Paris. First, he served as an assistant inspector and later was promoted to inspector general for architectural works. In 1855, he became chief architect for the city’s parks and publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
