Fontaine de la Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville - Aix-en-Provence, France - Monuments Historiques Français on Waymarking.com

Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville is a plaza in the old town of Aix-en-Provence. The Hôtel de Ville, the main city hall of Aix-en-Provence, as well as a bell tower from the 16th century are located here. The center of the plaza features a historical fountain, which is named "Fontaine de la Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville" or "Fontaine de l’Hôtel de Ville", in the Mérimée database it is named simply "Fontaine".

The fountain was built in 1756. Its central element, a six meters tall Roman column, has been added later and comes from the demolished county palace of Aix. Two of its columns have been preserved, one having been placed at Fontaine des Augustins and the other one here. The filial of this column is an ornate stone ball, which sadly was enwrapped during my visit because of dilapidation.

The column has been mounted to a pedestal made of stones from Calissanne and Bibemus. Four marble plaques are attached to it, engraved in Latin to the glory of King Louis XV, the Duke of Villars. The plaque facing the city hall is replaced with each new municipal regime. From four stone heads water pours out.

The ploygonal basin below was designed by Georges Vallon and made from hard stone. The fountain has been listed as a historical monument since 1905.

More Information / Weblinks

Wikipedia: Fontaine de la Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville
Wikipedia: Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville
Mairie d'Aix-en-Provence
Aix en Provence Office de Tourisme
Mérimée database

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Référence de la notice (from Merimee DB): PA00081010 Dénomination de l'édifice (from Merimee DB): Fontaine Localisation (from Merimee DB): Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ; Bouches-du-Rhône (13) ; Aix-en-Provence ; place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville Adresse de l'édifice (from Merimee DB): Hôtel-de-Ville (place de l') Précision sur la protection de l'édifice (from Merimee DB): Fontaine : classement par arrêté du 20 novembre 1905 Date de versement de la notice (Merimee DB): 06/04/1993 Relevant Website: [Web Link] Photo with MH logo pictured included?: no Siècle de la campagne principale de construction (from Merimee DB): Not listed

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