The Fontaine de la Rotonde is a historic fountain in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

Location

It is located on the Place de la Rotonde, at the bottom of the Cours Mirabeau in the centre of Aix-en-Provence. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

The Place de la Rotonde was built from 1840 to 1850. ^[1] Ten years later, in 1860, Théophile de Tournadre designed this fountain. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

It is 32 metre wide and 12 metre high. ^[3] It is surrounded by bronze sculptures of twelve lions, sirens and angels on the backs of swans. ^[3] At the top of the fountain are three sculptures of female figures presenting Justice (towards the Cours Mirabeau), Agriculture (towards Marseille) and the Fine Arts (towards Avignon). ^{[1] [3] [4]} They were sculpted by Joseph-Marius Ramus (1805-1888), Hippolyte Ferrat (1822-1882) and Louis-Félix Chabaud (1824-1902). ^{[1] [3]}

The water first came from the Zola Canal built in 1854. ^[1] In 1875, it came from the Verdon Canal. ^[1] It now comes from the Canal de Provence. ^[1]

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References

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