Versailles on Paper – Past and Present	North and South Parterres
This Cupid Shooting an Arrow of Water was one of the earliest sculptural fountains at Versailles. It occupied the center of the south parterre (also called flower or love parterre), between the palace and the first Orangery.	http://rbsc.princeton.edu/versailles/item/874
The fountain was removed in 1684 when the south parterre was enlarged to double the original size. Today its basins have simple jets without sculptures.
The original sculpture by Louis Lerambert resurfaced in 2007 and is currently in storage in Versailles (click here for a photo).
The Siren fountain was located on the edge of the north parterre; it was also removed in the 1680s and not replaced.	http://rbsc.princeton.edu/versailles/item/882
The view today across the north parterre, toward the Pyramid fountain and the Water Avenue.

Photos taken in 2014 by Volker Schröder

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