The elegant Tourny Fountain, located in front of the Parliament Building, was inaugurated on July 3, 2007. Discovered for sale in France by Peter Simons in 2003, it was presented as a gift from Simons department stores to the City of Quebec for its 400th anniversary in 2008. For more details about its history and provenance, visit ville.quebec.qc.ca/en/citoyens/patrimoine/ quartiers/saint_ jean_baptiste/interet/fontaine_tourny. (SN)

MONUMENTAL VIEWS: The story behind the Tourny Fountain

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MONUMENTAL VIEWS: The story behind the Tourny Fountain was last modified: September 1st, 2026 by QCT Editor