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{{short description|Fountain in Lyon, France}}
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The '''''Fontaine Bartholdi''''' is a fountain sculpted by [[Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi]] and realised in 1889 by Gaget & Gautier. It was erected at the [[Place des Terreaux]], in the 1st arrondissement of [[Lyon]], in September 1892.<ref name="merimee">{{Base Mérimée|PA00118120}}</ref>

==History==
On 20 April 1857, the [[Bordeaux]] city council decided to hold a competition to create a fountain for Place Quinconces. Frédéric Bartholdi, then aged 23, won the contest. However, the [[city hall]] of [[Bordeaux]] decided not to carry out his project. After Bartholdi had made the [[Statue of Liberty]] in New York in 1886, the [[mayor]] of Bordeaux contacted him, but his new project was canceled after much hesitation. It was finally achieved in 1888, but it was deemed as too expensive and therefore was sold to Lyon. It was unveiled as part of the [[Exposition Universelle (1889)]]. The fountain was eventually put at the Place des Terreaux and is currently still there.

The fountain depicts France as a female (Marianne) seated on a chariot controlling the four great rivers of France,<ref>La [[Seine]], la [[Loire]], le [[Rhône]], la [[Garonne]]; the four rivers of France, a familiar iconological trope, are also represented, by reclining gods and goddesses, in the ''parterre d'eau'' on the [[gardens of Versailles]].</ref>{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} represented by wildly rearing and plunging horses, highly individualized but symmetrically arranged, with bridles and reins of water weeds. The fountain weighs 21 tons and is made of lead supported by a frame of iron and was presented at the [[Exposition Universelle (1889)|Exposition Universelle]] of 1889. It has been classified as [[monument historique]] since 29 September 1995.<ref name="merimee" />


1892: First inauguration on Place des Terreaux  

1995: "Historic monument" classification after its relocation opposite the Fine Arts Museum

June 2016: start of the restoration work

March 2018: inauguration of the restored, re-watered and lit fountain

Total budget for the restoration: 3.58 million euros (including a one million euro contribution from the State)

==Restoration==
The fountain was removed temporarily in 2015 for restoration and was returned in December 2017,<ref name="renovation">[http://www.lyon-france.com/Que-faire/Culture-loisirs/Sites-monuments-historiques/Monuments-historiques/La-Fontaine-Bartholdi La Fontaine Bartholdi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827053017/http://www.lyon-france.com/Que-faire/Culture-loisirs/Sites-monuments-historiques/Monuments-historiques/La-Fontaine-Bartholdi |date=2014-08-27 }}, Lyon-france.com</ref> for a total budget of 2 750 000  euros. The structure was rusted, and the lead statue warped and fractured.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Fontaine Bartholdi 12.jpg|After 2017 restoration
File:Fontaine Bartholdi 13.jpg
File:Fontaine Bartholdi 10.jpg
File:Fontaine Bartholdi 14.jpg
File:Lyon 1e FontaineBartholdi.jpg
File:Fontaine de Bartholdi Lyon 250709 08.jpg
File:Fontaine Bartholdi3.jpg
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[List of tallest statues]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Fontaine Bartholdi}}
*[http://www.lyon-france.com/Que-faire/Culture-loisirs/Sites-monuments-historiques/Monuments-historiques/La-Fontaine-Bartholdi ''Fontaine Bartholdi''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827053017/http://www.lyon-france.com/Que-faire/Culture-loisirs/Sites-monuments-historiques/Monuments-historiques/La-Fontaine-Bartholdi |date=2014-08-27 }} at Lyon's city webpage

{{Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi}}
{{1889 Paris Universal Exposition}}
{{1st arrondissement of Lyon}}
{{Coord|45.767641|N|4.833455|E|source:frwiki_region:FR|format=dms|display=title}}

[[Category:Fountains in France]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in France]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lyon]]
[[Category:1st arrondissement of Lyon]]
[[Category:Lead sculptures]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in France]]
[[Category:1889 sculptures]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Lyon]]
[[Category:Monuments historiques of Lyon]]
[[Category:Sculptures by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi]]
[[Category:Sculptures of horses]]
[[Category:Exposition Universelle (1889)]]
[[Category:World's fair sculptures]]
[[Category:Animal sculptures in France]]


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