La Fontaine de Joyeuse – Paris, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member jcb94
N 48° 51.467 E 002° 21.864
31U E 453378 N 5411840
[FR] Cette fontaine date de 1847 et remplace une fontaine dite fontaine Saint-Louis. [EN] This fountain dates 1847 and replaces a said fountain fountain Saint-Louis.
Waymark Code: WMD8YN
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 12/06/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
Views: 13

La fontaine actuelle est l’œuvre du sculpteur Isidore Boitel.
En pierre, surmontée des armes de Paris, elle se compose d’une abside en cul-de-four abritant une sculpture en bronze représentant un jeune enfant.
Il tient une cruche dont l'eau se déverse dans une vasque en forme de coquille.
Le plafond voûté de la niche représente en bas-relief des animaux aquatiques, hérons, grenouilles et serpents.
La fontaine a été restaurée en 2008 et est illuminée le soir.
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The current fountain is the work of the sculptor Isidore Boitel.
Stone, surmounted by the weapons of Paris, it consists of an apse in bottom-de-four sheltering a bronze sculpture representing a young child.
He holds a jar the water of which pours in a bowl in the shape of shell.
The arched ceiling of the niche represents in bas-relief of the aquatic animals, herons, frogs and snakes.
The fountain was restored in 2008 and is illuminated in the evening.
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