Stravinsky Fountain

The Stravinsky Fountain (French: La Fontaine Stravinsky) is a whimsical public fountain ornamented with sixteen works of sculpture, moving and spraying water, representing the works of composer Igor Stravinsky. It was created in 1983 by sculptors Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle, and is located on Place Stravinsky, next to the Centre Pompidou, in Paris. Description The Stravinsky Fountain is a shallow basin of 580 m2 located in Place Stravinsky, between the Centre Pompidou and the Church of Saint-Merri. Within the basin are sixteen works of sculpture inspired by the compositions of Igor Stravinsky. The black mechanical pieces of sculpture are by Jean Tinguely; the brightly colored works are by Niki de Saint Phalle. The sculptures in the fountain represent: *L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird) *La Clef de Sol (The Musical Key of G) *La Spirale (The Spiral) *L’Elephant (The Elephant) *Le Renard (The Fox) *Le Serpent (The Serpent) *La Grenouille (The Frog) *La Diagonale (The Diagonal) *La Mort (Death) *La Sirène (The Mermaid) *Le Rossignol (The Nightingale) *L’Amour (Love) *La Vie (Life) *Le Cœur (The Heart) *Le Chapeau de Clown (The Clown’s Hat) *Ragtime (Ragtime) The basin covers s