Top 10 Top 10 Fountains
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1. Agam Fountain
Jewish architect Yaacov Agam designed this fountain of water and lights.
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2. Four Seasons Fountain
Paris looks down on figures representing the Seine and Marne rivers, designed in 1739 by sculptor Edme Bouchardon.
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3. Fontaine des Innocents
Carved by Jean Goujon in 1547, this is Paris’s only Renaissance fountain.
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4. Medici Fountain
This ornate 17th-century fountain with a pond was built for Marie de Médicis.
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5. Molière Fountain
This 19th-century fountain honours the French playwright.
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6. Observatory Fountain
Four bronze statues representing the continents hold aloft a globe.
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7. Châtelet Fountain
The two sphinxes of this 1808 fountain commemorate Napoleon’s victory in Egypt.
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8. Fontaine de Stravinsky
Birds squirt water from this colourful fountain.
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9. Trocadéro Fountains
Spouting towards the Eiffel Tower, these fountains are illuminated at night (see View from the Trocadéro).
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10. Versailles Fountains
The fountains at Versailles (see Versailles Sights) flow to music on summer Sunday afternoons.
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