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Paris : Top 10 Fountains

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Top 10 Top 10 Fountains

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  • 1. Agam Fountain

    Jewish architect Yaacov Agam designed this fountain of water and lights.

  • 2. Four Seasons Fountain

    Paris looks down on figures representing the Seine and Marne rivers, designed in 1739 by sculptor Edme Bouchardon.

  • 3. Fontaine des Innocents

    Carved by Jean Goujon in 1547, this is Paris’s only Renaissance fountain.

  • 4. Medici Fountain

    This ornate 17th-century fountain with a pond was built for Marie de Médicis.

  • 5. Molière Fountain

    This 19th-century fountain honours the French playwright.

  • 6. Observatory Fountain

    Four bronze statues representing the continents hold aloft a globe.

  • 7. Châtelet Fountain

    The two sphinxes of this 1808 fountain commemorate Napoleon’s victory in Egypt.

  • 8. Fontaine de Stravinsky

    Birds squirt water from this colourful fountain.

  • 9. Trocadéro Fountains

    Spouting towards the Eiffel Tower, these fountains are illuminated at night (see View from the Trocadéro).

  • 10. Versailles Fountains

    The fountains at Versailles (see Versailles Sights) flow to music on summer Sunday afternoons.

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