Fontaine Boucherat, Baroque fountain in Le Marais, Paris, France.
The Fontaine Boucherat stands at the corner of Rue de Turenne and Rue Charlot, displaying a triangular pediment carved with Latin inscriptions. The fountain received a water-saving system installed in 1993 while maintaining its original function.
Architect Jean Beausire designed this fountain in 1697 during the reign of Louis XIV. Its construction coincided with the Peace Treaty of Ryswick, an important moment of that era.
The Latin verse above the mascaron thanks Louis XIV for the Peace of Ryswick, signed on 20 September 1697, and compares the king's peace to the fountain's flow. On the side faces, the street names Charlot and Boucherat are carved, with the number 14 marking the quarter under the 1729 police ordinance.
The fountain sits on Rue de Turenne in Le Marais, a busy neighborhood that is easy to reach on foot. The area is flat and accessible from nearby metro stations.
The number 14 is carved beneath the street names on the fountain's side faces; it referred to the quarter as defined by the police ordinance of 30 July 1729. The Latin inscription above the mascaron thanks Louis XIV for the Peace of Ryswick, signed on 20 September 1697, and its last word is carved AOVAS, to be read AQVAS.
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