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The statue of a seated woman atop the Ain El Fouara spring in downtown Sétif is based on a sculpture created by the French-Italian sculptor Francis de Saint-Vidal in July 1898. He intended to exhibit it at the Louvre, but the military governor of Sétif later decided to move it to Algeria. Its journey via Marseille and Skikda took 12 days. A popular story says the woman depicted was the beloved of a French governor, while some observers believe the statue was placed above the spring to discourage Muslims from performing ablutions there. Local legend holds that anyone who drinks from the spring will return to Sétif, and its waters have also become associated with folk customs and rituals for seeking blessings. The nude sculpture has prompted calls for its removal and was bombed in 1997 and vandalized on other occasions before being restored.
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