François-Jean Bralle [SEP] date of death
François-Jean Bralle
François-Jean Bralle (11 January 1750 – 12 June 1832) was a French architect and engineer, best known as for the construction of fountains in Paris during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte. Bralle was commissioned to build fifteen new fountains in Paris, including the fontaine de Mars, the fontaine du Fellah, and the Fontaine du Palmier in the Place du Châtelet, which are still functioning today.
Bralle and the fountains of the Decree of Saint Cloud.
Bralle was a specialist in hydraulic
the column of Soissons. Built about 1764.
Fontaine du marché Saint-Honoré. Built during the First Empire by the architect Molinos. Destroyed in 1956.
Fontaine de la Pointe Saint-Eustache. Pointe Saint-Eustache, built 1806 by architect François-Jean Bralle.
Fontaine de la place du quai de l'Ecole. Place quai de l'Ecole. Built 1806 by architect François-Jean Bralle. Moved in 1835 and later destroyed.
Fontaine du Palmier in Place du Châtelet. Built 1806-1808 by architects