• Architectural drawings of the fountain from Blondel's Architecture françoise, vol. 2 (1752). The Medici Fountain as it appeared in about 1820...
  • The central part of the Medici Fountain is called ‘Polyphemus Surprising Acis and Galatea’ and was designed by Auguste Ottin in 1866.
  • Understated, the Medici Fountain in the Luxembourg Gardens provides a focus of beauty for weary travelers.
  • An emblematic monument of the Luxembourg Garden, this fountain inspired by Marie de Médicis childhood in Italy has continually evolved.
  • The Fountain was built around 1630 by Marie de'Medici the widow of King Henry IV of France and regent of King Louis XIII of France.
  • Medici Fountain in the Luxembourg Garden, Paris Stock Photo - Image of polyphemus, galatea: 65675448 Medici fountain By Dreamstime.com.
  • The Medici Fountain was originally created in the seventeenth century in the Luxembourg gardens for Maria de’ Medici, Queen of France.
  • One of my favourite hidden gems in Paris has to be the Medici Fountain tucked away in Jardin de Luxembourg.
  • Francini, who had worked on fountains in the new gardens of the Medici villas in Florence and Rome, found eager royal patrons in France.