Place Castellane

thumb|right|The Place Castellane in 2015. The '''Place Castellane''' is a historic square in the 6th arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. It was built in 1774.

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

In 1911, the obelisk was relocated to Mazargues.<ref name="visitorplace"/> Meanwhile, Jules Cantini donated a new fountain, which was designed by sculptor André-Joseph Allar.<ref name="visitorplace"/><ref name="acenturyofpictures">{{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}}</ref> The fountain, completed in 1913, represents three Provençal rivers: the Durance, the Gardon, and the Rhône.<ref name="visitorplace"/>

The square, with the original obelisk, is mentioned by Joseph Conrad in his 1919 novel entitled ''The Arrow of Gold''.<ref name="conrad103">{{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}}</ref>

==References== {{commons category|Place Castellane (Marseille)}} {{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Place Castellane}} Category:6th arrondissement of Marseille Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1774 Category:1774 establishments in France Category:Buildings and structures in Marseille Category:18th-century architecture in France