In 1737, Georges Vallon was appointed to rebuild the city centre of Aix en Provence.
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He had bourgeois houses built to the east and the Corn Exchange to the south. A fountain, designed by Esprit Brun, stands in the centre of the square formed by these buildings.
The Avignon artist Jean Chastel was chosen to decorate the fountain. In the centre of the circular pond is a cube-shaped pedestal adorned with garlands and flowers at each corner, as well as gargoyles representing water gods and goddesses, from which the water flows.
On the pedestal stands a classical granite...
The Avignon artist Jean Chastel was chosen to decorate the fountain. In the centre of the circular pond is a cube-shaped pedestal adorned with garlands and flowers at each corner, as well as gargoyles representing water gods and goddesses, from which the water flows.
On the pedestal stands a classical granite...
