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Fontaine Bartholdi

Lyon, Rhône, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Fontaine (groupe sculpté en plomb, ainsi que les deux bassins) (cad. non cadastré) : classement par arrêté du 29 septembre 1995
Protection dates
1995/09/29 : classé MH
Type
fontaine
Main period of construction
4e quart 19e siècle
Dates
1889
Architect or builder
BARTHOLDI Frédéric-Auguste (sculpteur)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
place des Terreaux
Commune
Lyon
Département
Rhône
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.76763, 4.83345
Mérimée reference
PA00118120

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1856 map "Dept. De L'Ain." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Fontaine présentée dans la galerie des machines de l'Exposition Universelle de 1889. Conçue par Bartholdi, réalisée par Gaget et Gautier. Erigée place des Terreaux en 1892.

Groupe sculpté inspiré du char d'Apollon de Tuby à Versailles.

English translation

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Fountain presented in the gallery of machines of the Universal Exposition of 1889. Conceived by Bartholdi, realised by Gaget and Gautier. Erected in place des Terreaux in 1892.

Sculptured group inspired by the chariot of Apollo by Tuby at Versailles.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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