Fontaine Saint-Michel
The Fontaine Saint-Michel is a fountain on the Parisian Place Saint-Michel at the confluence of the Boulevard Saint-Michel and the Rue Danton, which was built in 1860 by Gabriel Davioud . It is located on the gable wall of a house and shows the Archangel Michael fighting the devil . The bronze statue of the Archangel was created by Francisque Joseph Duret .
history
The Paris prefect and city planner Baron Haussmann received at the time of Napoléon III. many orders to redesign the city, so larger streets should be built instead of the small medieval alleys and thus a more modern city should be created. In connection with the construction of the Place Saint-Michel, the Fontaine Saint-Michel was built in 1860. Originally, however , the sculpture of the fountain was supposed to represent Napoleon Bonaparte .
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At the top of the fountain is the inscription “Fontaine Saint-Michel. Sous le règne de Napoléon III, empereur des Français, ce monument a été élevé par la ville de Paris. L'an MDCCCLX. "Attached. Translated it reads: “Sankt-Michaels-Brunnen. This monument was built under the rule of Napoleon III. , Emperor of the French, erected by the city of Paris in 1860. "
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Coordinates: 48 ° 51 ′ 11.3 " N , 2 ° 20 ′ 37.3" E