Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Fontaine dite d'Adam et Eve
Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Fontaine dite d'Adam et Eve : classement par arrêté du 15 novembre 1913
- Protection dates
- 1913/11/15 : classé MH
- Type
- fontaine
- Main period of construction
- 17e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Address
- rue Sirmond
- Commune
- Riom
- Département
- Puy-de-Dôme
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.89314, 3.11038
- Mérimée reference
- PA00092271
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Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, MunichNational Library of ScotlandDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesTexas A&M University LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Fontaine du 17e siècle adossée au mur d'une maison, composée de deux cariatides figurant l'un un torse d'homme nu, l'autre un torse de femme nue. Ces personnages, qui ont les bras croisés sur la poitrine, sortent chacun d'une gaine ornée d'une guirlande de fruits. Ils sont montés sur un piedestal et supportent une partie d'entablement avec amorce de fronton. Entre les cariatides se trouve, à la partie basse, la margelle de la fontaine. Au-dessus se trouvent, par ordre d'élévation, un mascaron de la bouche duquel jaillit l'eau ; deux branches en croix liées par un ruban ; un cadre rectangulaire entourant une inscription gravée sur une plaque de marbre noir ; un cartouche aux armes de Riom.
English translation
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History
Fountain from the 17th century set against the wall of a house, composed of two caryatids representing one a torso of a naked man, the other a torso of a naked woman. These figures, which have their arms crossed on the chest, each emerge from a sheath ornamented with a garland of fruit. They are mounted on a pedestal and support a part of entablature with the beginning of a pediment. Between the caryatids is found, at the lower part, the curb of the fountain. Above are found, by order of elevation, a mask from the mouth of which the water spurts; two branches in cross bound by a ribbon; a rectangular frame surrounding an inscription engraved on a black marble plaque; a cartouche with the arms of Riom.
Nearby in the register
- Maisonmaisonunder 1 mi
- Immeubleimmeubleunder 1 mi
- Logis de la Croix d'Orimmeubleunder 1 mi
- Fontaine du Crapaudfontaineunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.