The fountain of the Palm tree , or fountain of Châtelet , or fountain of the victory , is a Parisian monument located Place of Châtelet, between the two theaters. This fountain was ordered by Napoleon I {{er}} with Emmanuel Crétet its Minister of Interior Department, to commemorate its victories and also for déliver with Parisian of free drinking water.

It with the shape of a surmounted column of a gilded statue, of which one of the copies is in the court of the Musée Carnavalet. The basin is with the base of the column, below the sphinx S where are installed the water jets.

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