Fontaine du Fellah

The Fontaine du Fellah, also known as the Egyptian Fountain, located at 52 rue de Sèvres in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, next to the entrance of the Vaneau metro station, was built in 1806 during the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte, in the neo-Egyptian style inspired by Napoleon's Egyptian campaign.

[2] The Fontaine du Fellah was one of fifteen fountains constructed by Napoleon to provide, from his Canal de l'Ourcq project, fresh drinking water to the population of Paris, and to commemorate his military campaigns.

The fountain was in working order until 2005, when it was shut down because of leakage into the nearby Vaneau Metro Station.

Water poured from the amphorae into the semicircular basin below, then through a bronze masqueron in the form of a lion's head.

The top of the fountain is decorated with an eagle, signifying Napoleon's imperial rule.

This statue of the Roman Antinoüs dressed as Osiris , found in Hadrian's villa in 1739, apparently was the model for the fountain