Fontaine Saint-Sulpice in Paris

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Fontaine Saint-Sulpice

 

The Fontaine Saint-Sulpice, also called the Fontaine des Quartre-Evêques and the Fontaine des Orateurs Sacrés, is in the Place Saint Sulpice in Paris’ 6th arrondissement. The construction of magnificent fountain took three years from 1844 to 1847. The plans for the Fontaine Saint-Sulpice

were made by architect Louis-Tullius-JoachimVisconti who designed it to resemble the Fontaine des Innocents in Les Halles.

Louis-Tullius-JoachimVisconti is an Italian-born French designer and architect. He is the designer behind several residences, buildings and public squares in Paris. During the reign of Napoleon III, he was Louvre’s official architect. His most notable work is Napoleon’s tomb at Les Invalides which he designed in 1842.

Louis-Tullius-JoachimVisconti also designed the Place Saint Sulpice. It is a large public square that holds the Saint-Sulpice church on its eastern side. The Place Saint Sulpice was made in 1754 to function as the Latin Quarter’s garden. The Fontaine Saint-Sulpice lies at the center of the square. It presents one bishop on each of its four sides. The bishops are Fénelon, Massillon, Fléchier and Bossuet.

Apart from the Saint-Sulpice church and the Fontaine Saint-Sulpice, the square is home to the popular Café de la Mairie, which is a hotspot for many local students and writers.