Exposition universelle de 1889: Fontaine monumentale du Champ de Mars par Coutin

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Sculptor Jules Félix Coutin architect Jean Camille Formigé.Takzhe called Fontaines Lumineuses. This fountain near the central dome and its companion fountain under the Eiffel Tower were part of the water show starts at 9:00 every night. Thousands of visitors watched the jet fountain illuminated by electric lights, changed its color to red, blue, green or zolotoy.Skulptura this fountain represents the city of Paris, which illuminates the world with his torch, surrounded by science, industry, agriculture and art. (The official name was "La Ville de Paris, sur son vaisseau, environnée de la Science, de l'Industrie, de l'Agriculture, de l'Art, éclaire le monde de son flambeau".)