Saint‑Michel Fountain

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The Saint‑Michel Fountain is a monumental 19th‑century public fountain in Paris, known for its grand sculptural depiction of Saint Michael and its prominent location near the Latin Quarter.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fontaine Saint-Michel 1
Saint‑Michel Fountain canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
public fountain
tourist attraction
architect Gabriel Davioud
architecturalStyle Eclecticism
Second Empire style
builtDuring Second French Empire
commissionedBy Baron Haussmann
Napoleon III
constructionStartDate 1858
coordinates 48.8536°N 2.3430°E
country France
depicts Saint Michael the Archangel
linked to: Saint Michael

dragon
designer Gabriel Davioud
features bas‑reliefs
central arch
columns
water basins
winged dragons
hasFunction ornamental fountain
public water feature
hasSculptor Adolphe‑Victor Geoffroy‑Dechaume
Auguste‑Henri Lemaire
Charles Gumery
Francisque Duret
Jean‑Baptiste Claude Eugène Guillaume
hasTouristUse photo spot
popular meeting point
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France)
heritageDesignationDate 1926
inaugurationDate 1860
locatedIn 6th arrondissement of Paris
France
Paris
Place Saint‑Michel
linked to: Saint-Michel

Île‑de‑France
mainSubject Saint Michael the Archangel
linked to: Saint Michael
materialUsed bronze
stone
near Boulevard Saint‑Michel
Latin Quarter
Pont Saint‑Michel
linked to: Pont Saint-Michel

Seine River
linked to: River Seine
operator City of Paris
linked to: Paris
ownedBy City of Paris
linked to: Paris
publicAccess yes

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boulevard Saint‑Michel hasNearbyLandmark Saint‑Michel Fountain
Saint-Michel (Paris Métro) hasNearbyLandmark Fontaine Saint-Michel
linked to: Saint‑Michel Fountain