# Fontaine du Marché-aux-Carmes

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The Fontaine du Marché-aux-Carmes stands in Paris, within the green setting of square Gabriel-Pierné.\
This neoclassical fountain belongs to the city’s artistic heritage.

Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard sculpted the fountain for the Carmes market, where it supplied water.\
Fragonard was the son of painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard.

After the market closed, workers moved the fountain from its original position near rue des Noyers and place Maubert.\
The fountain now occupies a green space.

Its simple basin supports a central marble structure, while two jets release water beneath sculpted details.\
A bifront head represents Abundance and Commerce.

French inscriptions name these figures, with floral decoration and small cornucopias surrounding their faces.\
A basket of flowers and fruit crowns the structure.

Plant reliefs cover the fountain’s sides, and a ship appears above the water jets.\
The ship resembles an emblem associated with Paris.

France recognises the Fontaine du Marché-aux-Carmes as a historical monument, giving this urban artwork a formal place in the country’s heritage.

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