Sir Wallace fountains – drinking fountains in Paris. The Sir Wallace fountains – or Wallace fountains – are the iconic green drinking fountains across Paris. In 1872, philanthropist Sir Richard Wallace (1818-1890) aimed to bring free, clean, drinking water to the public, particularly the poor in Paris. His friend Charles-Auguste Lebourg designed the cast-iron fountain.Continue reading “Sir Wallace fountains – drinking fountains in Paris “
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Pantheonized in the Paris Pantheon
Pantheonized in the Paris Pantheon. The Paris Pantheon is the burial place of France’s honoured citizens. To be pantheonised is to be entombed there. Pantheonised is not strictly the correct word, but it seems nouns become verbs these days. The pantheonisations – another verb for the act of being interred – don’t occur very often,Continue reading “Pantheonized in the Paris Pantheon”