La Fontaine des “Trois Grâces” - Calais - Pas-de-Calais - France
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N 50° 57.132 E 001° 51.099
31U E 419339 N 5645137
[EN] Sublime bronze fountain installed at the opening of the park. [FR] Sublime fontaine de bronze installée à l’ouverture du parc.
Waymark Code: WMTJWE
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 12/01/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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[EN] Saint-Pierre Park houses a magnificent bronze fountain dating from 1863. The basin is borrowed from the gardens of Versailles, with the Three Graces by Germain Pilon. She was chosen in the Album Deruel, master of forges in Paris, to celebrate the arrival of the waters of Guines in Calais in 1863.

[FR] Le parc Saint-Pierre abrite une magnifique fontaine en bronze datée de 1863. La vasque est empruntée aux jardins de Versailles, avec les Trois Grâces de Germain Pilon. Elle a été choisie dans l’Album Deruel, maître de forges à Paris, pour célébrer l’arrivée des eaux de Guînes à Calais, en 1863.
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