Place Castellane

The square was named for Henri-César de Castellane-Majastre, an aristocrat who donated the land for its construction in 1774.{{cite web|title=Place Castellane|url=http://www.marseilletourisme.fr/les-monuments/place-castellane/|website=Marseille Visitor Centre|accessdate=July 21, 2016}} A fountain with an obelisk used as a lavoir was built in the middle of the square in 1798.

In 1911, the obelisk was relocated to Mazargues. Meanwhile, Jules Cantini donated a new fountain, which was designed by sculptor André-Joseph Allar.{{cite book|last1=Detaille|first1=Gérard|title=Marseille: A Century of Pictures|date=2000|publisher=Editions Parenthèses|location=Marseille|isbn=9782863640944|oclc=41506621|page=xcviii|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SD-YUJbUzogC&dq=%22Jules+Cantini%22&pg=PR98}} The fountain, completed in 1913, represents three Provençal rivers: the Durance, the Gardon, and the Rhône.

The square, with the original obelisk, is mentioned by Joseph Conrad in his 1919 novel entitled The Arrow of Gold.{{cite book|last1=Conrad|first1=Joseph|title=La flèche d'or|date=1992|publisher=Edition Gallimard|location=Paris|isbn=2-07-040549-4|pages=103–104}}

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Category:6th arrondissement of Marseille

Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1774

Category:1774 establishments in France

Category:Buildings and structures in Marseille

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