Fontaine Saint-Lazare

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The Saint-Lazare Fountain is a fountain built by Jean Goujon in 1543 in Autun, France. It has been listed as a historical monument since the 1862 list and is located right next to the homonymous cathedral. At its top, a sculpture of a pelican that erupts to feed its young represents the Eucharist.

In the 15th century, a fountain already occupied the Place du Terreau. It was replaced by the Saint-Lazare fountain, decided in 1540 and completed in 1543. Its central basin was rebuilt in 1748.

It was moved in 1784 and its base was transformed. It was restored by the Austrian architect Claude Quarré in 1829. It was rebuilt between 1890 and 1893 by the Austrian entrepreneur J.-B.

Chevalier, under the direction of the inspector of the historic monuments of the city Jean Roidot; sculptures are entrusted to the Parisian artist Désiré Bloche. The original monument essentially remains the dome, in pisolithic limestone.