Fontaine Saint-Michel

48°51′11.32″N 2°20′37.32″E / 48.8531444°N 2.3437000°E / 48.8531444; 2.3437000

Fontaine Saint-Michel, Place Saint-Michel, Paris
Archangel Michael and the devil, by Francisque-Joseph Duret, centerpiece of the Fontaine Saint-Michel
Dragon by Henri Alfred Jacquemart in front of Fontaine Saint-Michel

The Fontaine Saint-Michel (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃.tɛn sɛ̃.mi.ʃɛl]) is a monumental fountain located in Place Saint-Michel in the 6th arrondissement in Paris. It was constructed in 1858–1860 during the French Second Empire by the architect Gabriel Davioud. It has been listed since 1926 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: PA00088520, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Fontaine Saint-Michel