La fontaine des Jacobins - Lyon, France
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N 45° 45.631 E 004° 50.012
31T E 642585 N 5069074
[FR] On décide en 1877 d'ériger une nouvelle fontaine sur la place des Jacobins : un concours est lancé du 18 janvier au 30 juin. [EN] It was decided in 1877 to build a new fountain on the Place des Jacobins.
Waymark Code: WMHWEN
Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Date Posted: 08/19/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 24

[FR] Deux « seconds prix » sont attribués, dont l'un à Gaspard André pour son projet « Art ». L'étude définitive lui est confiée et son projet, présenté le 28 février 1878 est approuvé en mai. Le 17 juin 1878, un second concours attribue la conception des quatre statues principales à Degeorges : la statue d'Hippolyte Flandrin sera exécutée à Paris et les trois autres, Gérard Audran, Guillaume Coustou et de Philibert Delorme sont taillées à Lyon. Bien que le contrat prévoit un achèvement pour le 1er novembre 1878, les statues ne sont achevées qu'en 1885. La réception des travaux a lieu le 20 décembre 1881 et le monument que l'on voit encore aujourd'hui est inauguré le 14 juillet 1885.

[EN] The city council decided to "give to the Place des Jacobins and Lyon (Place de la République) a monument". Two "second prizes" were awarded, one to Gaspard André for his project name "Art". He was appointed to lead the final study, and his project, presented on 28 February 1878, was approved in May. On 17 June 1878, a second competition attributed to Degeorges the creation of the four main statues : the statue of Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin was created in Paris and the other three, the statues of Gérard Audran, Guillaume Coustou and Philibert de l'Orme were carved in Lyon. The four artists are represented with their respective clothes. Although the contract scheduled the completion for 1 November 1878, the statues were not completed until 1885. The works took place on 20 December 1881 and the monument was inaugurated on 14 July 1885.
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