Fontaine Saint Michel Tapestries

The Fontaine Saint-Michel is a monumental fountain located in Place Saint-Michel in the 5th arrondissement in Paris. It was constructed in 1858–1860 during the French Second Empire by the architect Gabriel Davioud. It was part of the great project for the reconstruction of Paris overseen by Baron Haussmann during the French Second Empire. Davioud's original project was for a fountain dedicated to peace, located in the center of the square. The prefect authorities rejected this idea and asked him instead to build a fountain to hide the end wall of the building at the corner of boulevard Saint-Michel and Saint-André des Arts. This forced Davioud to adapt his plan to the proportions of that building. The design in 1856 provided the...

Fontaine Saint-Michel is a monumental fountain located in Place Saint-Michel in the 5th arrondissement in Paris. It was constructed back in 1858–1860 during the French Second Empire. It was part of the great project for the reconstruction of Paris. It features two winged dragons on either side of the fountain, the figure of Saint Michael and the devil, the rock under Saint Michael, and some reliefs and ornamental foliage. It also has a few statues representing the cardinal virtues - Statue of Prudence, holding a serpent and a mirror, Statue of Power, with a lion skin and club, Statue of Justice, with a scale and sword, Statue of Temperance, and Statues of Power and Moderation, holding the coat of arms of Paris. The construction of ...