Fontaine du Gros-Caillou or Fontaine de Mars
by Louis-Simon Bralle, architect, and Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, sculptor
Rue Saint-Dominique
Quartier du Gros-Caillou, 7th arrondissement
Paris, July 2006
“The Mars fountain, also known as the Gros-Caillou fountain, is a fountain in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Mars fountain was built from 1806 to 1808 according to the plans of the engineer François-Jean Bralle. Its sculpted bas-reliefs are by Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, a student of Augustin Pajou. It was initially called the Gros Caillou Fountain. Originally, the water came from the Gros-Caillou steam pump. In 1859 the arcaded square surrounding it was built. At the foot of the fountain, a flood marker indicates the level reached by the waters of the Seine during its flood of 1910; the riverbed is located 570 m away. The fountain was listed as a historical monument in 1926.” (Fontaine de Mars, Wikipedia)
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