Porte de Saint-Cloud

The Porte de Saint-Cloud is a city gate in the 16th arrondissement functioning as a circular junction where Avenue de Versailles meets Rue Michel-Ange and Boulevard Murat. The intersection centers on a monumental roundabout decorated with fountains and sculptural elements that organize traffic flow around its core.

This gate developed around 1900 when an experimental compressed-air tramway system operated in the area. This early transport innovation helped shape the site into a modern traffic hub serving the western districts.

The roundabout at this junction features monumental fountains with sculptural reliefs showing the sources of the Seine River. These artistic elements shape how people experience the public space when passing through.

Metro Line 9 serves the Porte de Saint-Cloud station, connecting the area to major destinations including Parc des Princes. The intersection sits at a major junction, making it easy to access different parts of the western districts from this point.

The fountains were originally designed as the gateway to the sports and hunting pavilion of the 1937 World's Fair. This connection to the international exposition gives the fountains a specific historical purpose that many people walking by today do not realize.