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| Keywords: Model of the Elephant for the Place de la Bastille, 1831.jpg In 1810 a decree was signed allowing for the construction of a bronze elephant fountain in the Place de la Bastille as proposed by Napoléon In an effort to commemorate his army the Emperor envisioned a fountain that discharged water from the elephant's trunk A winding staircase was to be built inside one of the elephant's legs and the total height of the structure was to measure 72 feet Despite the grandeur of the project as illustrated in the engraving shown here military conflicts with Spain interfered with the construction process and Napoléon's reign ended before the project could be completed 1831 engraving Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line accession number 109302660457625 PD-old Engravings of Paris Images of Paris from the Brown University Library Augustus Charles Pugin Éléphant de la Bastille | ||||
