Fontaine de la Paix, Historical fountain in 6th arrondissement, France.

The Fontaine de la Paix is a neoclassical fountain featuring four allegorical female figures created by sculptor Jean-Joseph Espercieux. The monument sits on a raised pedestal with decorative elements that allow water to flow through multiple levels.

Commissioned by Napoleon I in 1807 as one of fifteen fountains planned after the completion of the Canal de l'Ourcq, it was designed by architect Athanase Détournelle to commemorate the Treaty of Amiens and intended for Place du Châtelet. It was instead erected on the edge of Place Saint-Sulpice, remaining there until 1824, when it was moved to the Saint-Germain market to make way for the Fontaine Saint-Sulpice. In 1935 it was relocated to the Allée du Séminaire, and it was restored in 2019 and 2020.

The bas-reliefs by Jean-Joseph Espercieux depict Agriculture, Commerce, Science and the Arts, and Peace, matching the fountain's name. The carved inscription reads "S. IEN. S ET ARTS", a shortened form of Sciences et Arts. The scallop-shell basins on two opposite faces evoke the holy-water stoups of a church.

The fountain stands in the Allée du Séminaire-Jean-Jacques-Olier, a tree-lined walkway along the odd side of Rue Bonaparte that rises in terraces to Rue de Vaugirard. It is reached on foot from Place Saint-Sulpice; the nearest metro stop is Saint-Sulpice on line 4. The walkway is open and paved, with the basin at ground level.

The fountain was originally designed for a different location and only moved to its current spot after decades, linking its story to the neighborhood's changing transformations. This relocation made it a valuable record of how Paris itself evolved and adapted its public spaces.