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The
Pradier
fountain
is
a
marble
fountain
on
the
Esplanade
Charles-de-Gaulle
in
Nimes,
inaugurated
in
1850.
It
was
created
by
the
architect
Charles
Questel
and
the
sculptor
James
Pradier
and
it
is
registered
as
a
historical
monument
by
decree
on
November
16,
1988.
The
fountains
main
figure
is
a
young
woman
standing
in
the
middle
which
represents
the
city
of
Nîmes.
It
bears
as
its
crown
the
emblematic
Roman
monuments
of
the
city:
the
Arena
and
the
colonnade
of
the
Maison
Carree
(Roman
Temple).
The
main
statue
is
surrounded
by
four
seated
statues
and
basins
that
collect
water.
These
four
figures,
two
men
and
two
women,
represent
four
major
rivers
in
the
region:
the
Fontaine
de
Nîmes,
the
mother
source
of
the
Roman
colony,
the
Gardon,
the
Fountain
of
Eure
and
the
Rhône.
Each
of
these
representations
is
identified
by
its
Latin
name,
engraved
on
its
base:
Nemausa,
Vardo,
Ura
and
Rhodano.
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