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Fountaine des Innocents
TITLEFountaine des Innocents
ARCHITECT/BUILDERDesigned and sculpted byJean Goujon; Augustin Pajou; Pierre Lescot (arch)
NATIONFrance
SITECenter of the Square des Innocents near Les Halles; Place Joachim du Bellay; 1st arrondissement
DETAILClose-up of sculptural elements; Nymphs
CITYParis
STATE or REGIONIle-de-France
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTIONc.1546- 1549
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEFontaine des Innocents; Fountain of the Innocents
MATERIALSStone
TYPEWaterworks; Fountain
STYLERenaissance; Nymphs are Mannerist style
NOTESNamed for cemetery originally located at the site-the Fontaine des Innocents, which was thought to have been a children's cemetery; After relocation a fourth side was sculpted by Augustin Pajou.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERmlc5100
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen at: mlc@u.washington.edu
PHOTOGRAPHERMeredith L. Clausen
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2007
SOURCEMeredith L. Clausen
COPYRIGHT HOLDERMeredith L. Clausen
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