Through new awards and cultural events, Paris commemorates the 150th anniversary of Wallace Fountains.

To ensure that everyone in Paris had access to clean drinking water, British benefactor Sir Richard Wallace embarked on a mission in 1872.

Millions of people pass by these drinking fountains every day without realizing how they were created thanks to his success in creating a network of them throughout the French city. Because of this, Euronews Culture has been exploring the past to better explain the present as France and many other....