Fountains in the Tuileries garden, Fountains in the Tuileries Garden, 1st arrondissement, Paris, France

The fountains of the Tuileries Garden comprise several basins laid out by André Le Nôtre in the 17th century. The octagonal Grand Bassin near the Concorde gate has a central jet reaching 12 metres and eight angled jets at its corners. At the Louvre end, the round basin has a vasque on four consoles. Two smaller round basins on the lawns are flanked by Auguste Caïn's 1873 statues of a tigress and a tiger.

The garden's basins date from the 17th century and formed part of André Le Nôtre's plans for the royal garden. In 1664 Colbert and Louis XIV ordered the redesign; Le Nôtre placed a round basin at the east end of the central axis and an octagonal one at the west. The basins were restored in 1990.

The round basin near the Louvre is where children sail small toy boats, a pastime the garden has long accommodated. The rectangular basins carry bronze copies of Atalante and Hippomène, commissioned by Louis XIV for Marly and later moved here; the originals are in the Louvre. The north basin also holds Pierre Lepautre's Faune au chevreau of 1685.

The basins lie along the garden's central axis, which runs from the round basin near the Louvre to the octagonal basin by the Place de la Concorde. The octagonal basin's central jet rises 12 metres, so it is visible from a distance as a landmark for orientation. The garden is bordered by the quai des Tuileries to the south and the rue de Rivoli to the north.

The octagonal Grand Bassin near the Concorde gate is the largest basin in the garden. Its central jet rises 12 metres, and eight inclined jets stand in the angles of the octagon. The basins date from the 17th century and were restored in 1990.