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- LostInTimePittsburgh, PA22,411 contributionsThis statue was said to represent electricity coming to the city. It’s well done and only takes a few seconds to look at and enjoy.Written 29 June 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- LostInTimePittsburgh, PA22,411 contributionsThis squares has a nice statue in the center. It’s a pretty big square and the fountain looked to be interesting and well done.Written 29 June 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- IAN DWigan, UK26,109 contributionsThis is a nice small monument in the square of the same name for the French hero General De Galle. Stylish tribute in a nice small garden areaWritten 7 March 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Michael BBellflower, CA24,432 contributionsDuring the medieval ages the Toulouse municipal administration were concerned about public hygiene and decided to build the city's first public fountain in the
Place Saint-Etienne with water diverted from the Guilheméry aqueduct.
The work begins in 1545 on the marble tray and was completed in 1549, along with the four frightening mascaron masks whose function was originally to frighten
away evil spirits. Nine years later, a red marble obelisk standing on four small bronze balls and four small bronze statues of boys holding their privet parts and
relieving themselves into the fountain basin below was added.
In 1649 after constant complaints from residents, the municipality changed the offensive private parts to fish, and taking advantage of the fountain being out of service made some technical changes to it running. In the 350 yrs. the water has never stopped flowing, although in 1720, Moration Ferrari also changed the fountain by modifying the obelisk with a raised brick base covered in 1771 with cast iron plates. This is how it appears today.
TIP: Early in the morning or just before sun set are the best times to take PhotosWritten 4 August 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Michael BBellflower, CA24,432 contributionsThe Pèire Godolin Fountain in the Place du President Thomas Woodrow Wilson, is well worth a visit, it is situated in a pleasent green park of the same name.
The marble statue was created in 1896 by local sculptor Alexandra Falguière, and has the poet Pèire Godolin siting on a rock with his left hand resting on a book,
his hat is off to one side, while a nude woman representing the local river Garonne, holds a jar from which the fountain's water flows. On the back of the statue is the
sculpture signature, but you have to look between the water jets.
Pèire Godolin was a son of a Catholic lawyer in 1580, and in fact he too was a trained Jesuit lawyer himself, contesting much of the church’s teaching at the time.
His was an Occitan poet, and wrote in the Toulouse dialect, becoming very popular at local carnivals in Toulouse (he played music and danced).
Around the statues base are many benches that are very popular with young families to have pic-nicks on sunny days, and nearby is a sign for dog lovers.
The whole area is surrounded by Linden trees and a weeping cedar and there is a colourful old fashioned merry go round.
There are two metro stations nearby, metro station Capitole is in Charles de Gaulle square, and metro station Jean Jaures is in the middle of the Blvd Zazare Carnot.
TIP: The fountain is very colourful at night, and very easy to get to by metro.Written 12 August 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Michael BBellflower, CA24,432 contributionsWe came cross this antique fountain while walking through Wallace Square. Designed by Charles-Auguste Lebourg and financed by an English gentleman, Sir Richard Wallace.
The first 50 fountains were installed in Paris in 1872, but you can find them in many cities across France, unfortunately this one did not work. They are usually a dark green and made of cast-iron, with a small steady stream of water flowing from the top of the dome into a basin. The Dome is supported by four female figures representing the virtues – kindness, simplicity, charity and sobriety, they also prevent horses from using it as a drinking trough.
The fountain was cast at the Val d’Osne foundry along with the fountain statue in Place Roger Salengro, the colour green was chosen by
Napoleon III for his love of nature.
TIP: Nice to photo, my camera was out of life.Written 23 August 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Michael BBellflower, CA24,432 contributionsDuring the French revolution the statue of the Virgin that sat in the middle of Sainte-Scarbes square under an elm tree disappeared.
Over the years many nice homes were built around the square, along with some fine dining places.
The first Place Saintes-Scarbes fountain (1989, 2006) was created by the architect André Vernette, to fill the void in the center of the square, where the virgin used to be.
In 2002 it was destroyed by upset locals’ residents. The city installed a new fountain in 2006 based on a copy of a fountain that was in the small cloister of Augustin’s monastery now the Toulouse Museum of Art. The fountain consists of a circular marble basin in the middle of which stands a column supporting a basin, and a statue of a serious looking Diana roman goddess of Hunting, made by unknown sculpture.
We liked to sit outside Le Monde est a vous restaurant in the evening and have a glass of wine while looking at the floodlit statue.
TIP: Visit at night the fountain is light up and looks spectacular.Written 19 August 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
