The widow of Henry IV, Marie de ' Medici, there is Grotte de Luxembourg built in 1630 in the image of the Italian gardens of the time. As a tribute to the transalpine garden of his childhood, the Queen ordered the construction of a nymphaeum, a sacred place for the pupa. It is believed that Thomas Francini, General Intendant of the Waters and the King's fountain, designed the plan. The fountain has undergone many transformations over the following century. Originally, it was conceived in the context of the broad road for East along the side of the Palace. After the revolution, it was restored by the architect Ramey, Duret and talamona Chalgrin's request, the architect of the Palais du Luxembourg. In the year 1862, public works made as part of the reform of the Paris Baron Haussmann made the fountain to be moved closer to the Palace. It was at this time that the basin was built 50 meters and new sculptures added, following a request by Alphonse de Gisors. The architect also has put behind it the Leda de Fontaine. The Central wall niches contained a marble group representing Acis and Galatea lies under a rock like a giant bronze statue of Polyphemus that appears on the top of it, ready to cast the deadly rocks at his opponents. The entire sculpture is made by Auguste Ottin when the fountain was moved. The lovers and their sad story also inspired the Lully opera Acis and Galatea, written. The side wall niches are embellished with two statues depicts a spirit filled and a huntress, also created by Ottin. The Eastern façade is decorated with a relief, made in 1807 by Achille Valois (1785-1862) to the Fountain of Leda, and be finished with the half dome and a wall painting, when that next tilt located two charming naiads, carved by the sculptor's chisel Klagmann (1810-1867). the Fontaine labyrinthe this fountain is slightly off the beaten track, located in district 19, at the Place des Fêtes. in 1980, a contest was held in Paris to build a new fountain in the capital. In 1987, the Hungarian artist Marta Pan put out this design, which won the jury itself.
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