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Paris : 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.