Market fountain (Goslar)
The market fountain in Goslar is one of the most important bronze castings from the Romanesque period and is the largest and oldest preserved Romanesque market fountain in Germany.
Structural design
The fountain consists of two bronze bowls arranged one above the other, the lower one being larger than the upper one. Both shells are connected by a column in the middle. The column continues from the upper shell and is crowned by a gilded imperial eagle . The eagle attached today is a copy of the original kept in the Goslar Museum .
history
The lower shell probably dates from the 12th century and is considered the largest bronze cast of the Romanesque . The upper shell was made between 1200 and 1230. It was previously an independent fountain and was only later joined with the lower shell to form the Goslarer Marktbrunnen. Mythical creatures are depicted as decorative elements of the fountain, including two dragon heads that devour men. The fountain has stood in the center of the market square since 1834. Previously it was set up in other places on the square.
Well eagle
Well eagle, original in the Goslar Museum
Market fountain at the Christmas market
swell
- Hans-Günther Griep: Goslar - The market district , Verlag Goslarsche Zeitung, Goslar 1989
- Ursula Müller, Hans-Günther Griep, Volker Schadach: Kaiserstadt Goslar , Verlag Volker Schadach, Goslar 2000, ISBN 3-928728-48-2
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Coordinates: 51 ° 54 ′ 21.2 " N , 10 ° 25 ′ 44.6" E