Fontaine de Jarente
The Fontaine de Jarente , also known as Fontaine de la Poissonnerie or Fontaine d'Ormesson , is a fountain at the end of a blind alley, the Impasse de la Poissonnerie . The fountain in the 4th arrondissement of Paris has been protected as a monument ( Monument historique ) since 1925 .
history
The Fontaine de Jarente was built in 1783 as a new district between the Rue de Turenne, the Rue de Sévigné, the Rue des Francs-Bourgeois and the Rue Saint on the site of the dissolved Sainte-Catherine-du-Val-des-Écoliers priory -Antoine was established. In addition to new streets, the Marché Sainte-Catherine was created on the Place du Marché-Sainte-Catherine. Since the fishmongers needed fresh water in the market, the Fontaine de Jarente was built.
description
The fountain, which is attached to a house at the end of Sackstrasse, was built according to plans by the architect Caron. The fountain house, on the narrow sides of which there are house entrances, is framed by two Doric pilasters on which a triangular gable rests. The tympanum shows a vase from which water flows and which is framed by roses. The fountain is crowned by a pyramid-like roof. Between the pilasters, made alternately from smooth and embossed stones, there is the water outlet below and above it a rectangular relief depicting a bundle of rods with oak leaves, framed by cornucopia and dolphins . The bronze water spout consists of a mascaron in the form of a satyr .
literature
- Jean Colson / Marie-Christine Lauroa (eds.): Dictionnaire des Monuments de Paris. Paris 2003 (1st edition 1992), ISBN 2-84334-001-2 , p. 594.
- Jacques Hillairet: Dictionnaire Historique des Rues de Paris. Les Editions de Minuit, Paris 1963, ISBN 2-7073-0092-6 .
Web links
- Fontaine de Jarente Description as Monument historique in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)
Coordinates: 48 ° 51 '20.6 " N , 2 ° 21' 48.4" E