The leaders of Paris did a little tinkering with the layout of the city in the 1850s, and they had a big space that needed filling. An ornate fountain was suggested, and after going through some plans, the bosses came up with design you see here. Construction ran from 1858 to 1860.
In 1870, when the French were on their way to getting clobbered by Prussia, a mob did some damage to the fountain despite some pleas to save it. Some repairs were made in 1872, and others took place around 1893.
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