Since they were installed in 1840, the two fountains in place de la Concorde have been restored six times: in 1844, 1861, 1872, 1932, 1955 and 2001.

The south side of the Fontaine des Fleuves with l’hôtel de Crillon, l’hôtel de Coislin and the Ministère de la Marine behind, in place de la Concorde. At least seven sculptors and artists were commissioned in the creation of the Fontaine des Fleuves: Jean-François-Théodore Gechter, Honoré-Jean-Aristide Husson, François Gaspard Aimé Lanno, Isidore-Hippolyte Brion, Antonin-Marie Moine, Jean-Jacques Elshoecht and Louis-Parfait Merlieux.

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