Wallace fountains are the iconic green metal water fountains found through out Paris. You may have seen them in public squares or parks, or on the more busy boulevards as you walk around the city. One of my favourite fountains is outside my frequently visited bookstore Shakespeare & Company (see it over on the left of my photo above). As you can imagine there is an interesting history behind the origin of these fountains.
A Very Brief Background to the Wallace Fountains
The fountains provide fresh drinking water to the public and have done so since their creation. British philanthropist Richard Wallace who lived in Paris thought it a travesty that in the great walking city of Paris, there was no source of fresh free water to quench walker's thirst.
