Fontaine de la Rotonde - Aix-en-Provence, France
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N 43° 31.580 E 005° 26.738
31T E 697632 N 4822171
The fountain de la Rotonde is located in the city center of Aix-en-Provence, in the continuity of the cours Mirabeau. / La fontaine de la Rotonde est située au centre-ville d'Aix-en-Provence, dans la continuité du cours Mirabeau.
Waymark Code: WMTVVW
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 01/11/2017
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Designed by the engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées Théophile de Tournadre, the fountain de la Rotonde was inaugurated in 1860 and is one of the best known monuments of Aix-en-Provence. Its basin has a diameter of 32 meters and the monument is 12 meters of height with a total diameter of 41 meters.
At the top of the fountain are three sculptures of female figures depicting Justice (towards the Cours Mirabeau), Agriculture (towards Marseille) and the Fine Arts (towards Avignon). They were sculpted by Joseph-Marius Ramus (1805-1888), Hippolyte Ferrat (1822-1882) and Louis-Félix Chabaud (1824-1902). The fountain is surrounded by bronze sculptures of twelve lions, sirens, swans, and cherubs sitting on dolphins.
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Conçue par l'ingénieur des Ponts et Chaussées Théophile de Tournadre, la fontaine de la Rotonde a été inaugurée en 1860 et est l'un des monuments les plus connus d'Aix-en-Provence. Son bassin a un diamètre de 32 mètres et la fontaine s'élève à 12 mètres de hauteur. Le diamètre total du monument est de 41 mètres.
Au sommet de la fontaine se trouvent trois sculptures de figures féminines représentant la Justice (vers le Cours Mirabeau), l'Agriculture (vers Marseille) et les Beaux-Arts (vers Avignon). Elles furent sculptées par Joseph-Marius Ramus (1805-1888), Hippolyte Ferrat (1822-1882) et Louis-Félix Chabaud (1824-1902). La fontaine est entourée des sculptures en bronze de douze lions, sirènes, cygnes et chérubins assis sur des dauphins.
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