The historic Renaissance-style fountain is decorated with several mythological scenes.
It's the trendy meeting place in the district ... surrounded by numerous restaurants and cafés. Les Halls and the Center Pompidou are not far away..

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Bumble-Bee

April 21, 2019

The Fontaine des Innocents (German: Fountain of the Innocents) is a fountain in the Square des Innocents in the 1st arrondissement in Paris.

The fountain was built between 1547 and 1549 by Pierre Lescot in the style of the Renaissance and decorated with sculptures by Jean Goujon. It was named after the neighboring, demolished in 1786 church Saints Innocents. After the demolition of the church, the fourth side of the fountain was re-created, which was adorned by Augustin Pajou in 1788.

The church and fountain were surrounded by the medieval Cimetière des Innocents, which was used to bury about two million people. The bones were relocated in the years 1780 to 1788 for health reasons.

The Square Square of the Innocent was created in 1858, while the location of the fountain was relocated. It is today a pedestrian zone and a lively meeting place. Through its eastern side runs the Rue Saint-Denis.

(Https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontaine_des_Innocents)

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E. Berends

April 4, 2022

Beautiful historic fountain, which you should definitely visit when you take a walk in this part of the city. Perhaps not directly signposted in most tourist spots, between Center Pompidou, Les Halles and Hotel de Ville, but well worth a look.

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Location: Ile-de-France, France

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