Fontaine des Innocents

Fontaine des Innocents
Bas-relief of a Nymph and a Triton (now in the Louvre)
Front and side views of Fontaine des Innocents in its original form, ca. 1670
Fontaine des Innocents in its original location in the 17th century (19th-century engraving)
Fontaine des Innocents [reliefs]; Louvre, Paris. Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection
The fountain as it appeared in 1791 when the French constitution was proclaimed on the Marché des Innocents
Fontaine des Innocents today (detail)

The Fontaine des Innocents is a monumental public fountain located on the place Joachim-du-Bellay in the Les Halles district in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally called the Fountain of the Nymphs, it was constructed between 1547 and 1550 by architect Pierre Lescot and sculptor Jean Goujon in the new style of the French Renaissance. It is the oldest monumental fountain in Paris.[1]

  1. ^ Marion Boudon, "La fontaine des Innocents", in Paris et ses fontaines, de la Renaissance à nos jours, see bibliography.