Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Square Gabriel-Pierné

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 14, 2024

1. Square Gabriel-Pierné Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Square Gabriel-Pierné
1938
Le square porte le nom de l'organiste Gabriel Pierné (1863- 1937). La fontaine date de 1830 et servait à alimenter en eau le marché des Carmes installé place Maubert. Imaginée par le peintre et sculpteur français Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (1780-1850), elle fut déplacée en 1930, avant la construction du square. On y trouve également une statue de Marcello Tommasi, Carolina (1968). Un catalpa commun est remarquable par sa circonférence et par son port naturel.

English translation
Square Gabriel-Pierné
1938
The square is named after the organist Gabriel Pierné (1863- 1937). The fountain dates from 1830 and was used to supply water to the Carmelite market set up in the Place Maubert. Imagined by the French painter and sculptor Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (1780-1850), it was moved in 1930, before the construction of the square. There is also a statue of Marcello Tommasi, Carolina (1968). A common catalpa is remarkable for its circumference and by its natural form.

Erected by Ville de Paris.

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Arts, Letters, Music • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Parks and Squares of Paris series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 48° 51.414′ N, 2° 20.2′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. It is on Rue de Seine south of Rue Mazarine, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Rue de Seine, Paris, Île-de-France 75006, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Roger Joseph Boscovich (within shouting distance of this marker); Bibliothèque Mazarine / Mazarine Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Institut de France (within shouting distance of this marker); Guy Robert Du Costal and Yvonne Le Marec (about

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 14, 2024

2. Square Gabriel-Pierné Marker

90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Alexander von Humboldt (about 90 meters away); Jean-François Champollion (about 90 meters away); Ancien Hotel des Pompes (about 90 meters away); Jacques Lecompte-Boinet (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Square Gabriel-Pierné at travelfranceonline.com. (Submitted on September 23, 2024.)

Square Gabriel-Pierné's 1830 fountain image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 14, 2024

3. Square Gabriel-Pierné's 1830 fountain

Marcello Tommasi's Carolina (1968) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 14, 2024

4. Marcello Tommasi's Carolina (1968)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 23, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.