Friday, May 27, 2005

Fontaine des Innocents

Fontaine des Innocents, Place Joachim-du-Bellay, Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement, Paris

Fontaine des Innocents
Place Joachim-du-Bellay
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

“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, 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.” (Fontaine des Innocents, Wikipedia)

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