Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle: La Joute Fountain

Copyright Photo: Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle: Fountain Montreal by Montreal Photo Daily, on Flickr

Though technically lying outside the limits of the historic district, Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle is just a short walk north of Old Montreal and is well worth the trip. The square is home to a public art work, "La Joute", completed in 1969 by the Québec artist Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923–2002). It is a sculpted fountain, and in the summer, every hour on the hour from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. it comes alive with water jets, mist and flame. For the reveal, please stay tuned...



9 comments:

Leif Hagen said...

I'd be tempted to take off my shoes and get my feet wet!
Bon jeudi!

Montreal Photo Daily said...

hehe... Leif, go ahead! I've seen it done.

Merci, toi aussi!

magiceye said...

so nice and cool and colourful!!

Michel Benoit said...

Très belle, cette place.

Judy said...

My feet want to get in there. I like that colorful building in the back too.

RedPat said...

I have never seen that one - will have to take a wee trip down the 401 one of theses days.

Birdman said...

A sure 'don't miss spot' when traveling to your city.

Mo said...

Nice spot

Randy said...

I would probably be found playing around in the water too. Minus my camera of course.