Fontaine de la Croix-du-Trahoir
An 18th-century fountain in Paris, historically a site of public executions until 1698.

📜 Beautiful 18th-century fountain in Paris, designed by Jacques-Germain Soufflot.

Why Go

🏛️ Historically significant site of public executions until 1698.
🎨 Features nymph bas-relief, a design borrowed from Jean Goujon.
📚 Briefly mentioned in Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame".
📍 Located at a historically important crossroads in Paris.

Tips

💡 The name 'Trahoir' is a corruption of 'tiroir' (drawer), linked to merchants laying out fabric.
📜 A Latin plaque commemorates Louis XVI's order for its rebuilding.

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