Keywords: Place du Châtelet et Pont au Change, 1830.jpg Artwork The Place du Châtelet takes its name from the ancient fortress Le Grand Châtelet that was constructed to guard the Pont au Change It was destroyed by Napoléon I Napleon III however gave it its present form In the center of the Place stands a fountain A column built in 1808 is a monument to the victories of Napoléon I 1875-1882 lithograph 24 x 30 cm Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line Published in Theodor Josef Hubert Hoffbauer Paris à travers les âges Paris Firmin-Didot et cie 1885 accession number 1145901303675362 PD-old Lithographs of Paris Images of Paris from the Brown University Library Paris à travers les âges Place du Châtelet Paris Historical images of Pont au Change Fontaine du Palmier Historical images of Tour Saint-Jacques 1830 Quai de la Mégisserie Paris 1830 in Paris |