Pont-de-Cité fountain or Neptune fountain
The fountain of Pont-de-Cité or fountain of Neptune is a fountain located in Arras place Pont-de-Cité, at the corner of the streets of 29-Juillet and Saint-Aubert. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1988.
History
The fountain of Neptune was called 'Terrée-de-Cité' because it was pierced on the site of the old ramparts of the City. Erected in 1864-1865 on Place du Pont-de-Cité, it is the work of François Constant Auguste Bourgois, born in Arras on 29 Brumaire year X (20 November 1801).
The sculpture (called Fleuve) which adorns the fountain is signed Vital-Dubray and was cast by the Ducel foundry in Pocé-sur-Cisse.