Fountain Saint-Sulpice

In the capital of France, on Piazza Saint-Sulpice, opposite the Church of St. Sulpicius, is one of the most beautiful fountains in the world. The decision to create it was made in the XVIII century during the reign of King Louis Philippe to better supply the citizens with water. The fountain was also supposed to be the decoration of the city, so its creation was entrusted to the extremely famous architect Louis Visconti. Work on the project lasted 5 years.

The monumental fountain of Saint-Sulpice reaches 12 meters in height and consists entirely of stone. The building is built in the Renaissance style and consists of three octagonal pools located on different levels, where the waterfalls are decorated with beautiful stucco sculptures in the form of roaring lions with the coat of arms of Paris (second level). The third level is decorated with large antique vases.

The basis of the fountain is a quadrangle with deep niches, in each of which there is a statue of the bishops of France, these are the works of sculptors François Lannot, Louis Despres, Jean-Jacques Fechet and Jacques-Auguste Foguinet. The gaze of every preacher is directed to one of the four corners of the world. That is why Parisians call this fountain as the “Fountain of the Four Points of the World”, or “Fountain of the Four Bishops”. Completes the composition of the dome with a pointed spire.