Placed at the intersection of two streets (rue des Chapeliers and rue des Bagniers) in a craftsmen's district in 1685, the Bagniers fountain, which supplied hot water to the grateful residents, had to be removed from the road in 1759 due to the increase in traffic.
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The fountain was in the way, so the Vallons (father and son) were commissioned to install it against a wall to make space. This move deprived the fountain of its supply of hot water which now flowed to the Mossy Fountain on Cours des Carrosses.
Today only the elegantly rounded basin is original, and the fountain is vertical, against the wall. The entire upper part, the two corner pilasters surmounted by a projecting cornice and the decorations, have been renovated.
The two gargoyles,...
Today only the elegantly rounded basin is original, and the fountain is vertical, against the wall. The entire upper part, the two corner pilasters surmounted by a projecting cornice and the decorations, have been renovated.
The two gargoyles,...
