Broderbrunnen

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Broderbrunnen
Broderbrunnen
place St. Gallen
country Switzerland Switzerland
architect August Boesch
Coordinates
location Coordinates: 47 ° 25 '26.1 "  N , 9 ° 22' 25.9"  E ; CH1903:  746010  /  254369 746010  /  254369

The Broderbunnen is a fountain in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland . It is part of the Swiss inventory of cultural assets of national importance .

history

On May 1, 1895, water from Lake Constance flowed into St. Gallen households for the first time. As a reminder of this, August Bösch created the Broderbrunnen at Multertor. The fountain, which attracts attention with its mermaids and animal figures, got its name from canton judge Hans Broder (1845-1891), who bequeathed the necessary money to the city in his will.

Its importance as a monument to the water supply explains why a well system was built at that time, which is not at all suitable for collecting water.

At the end of the 20th century, the statues were in urgent need of renovation and were therefore dismantled and brought to the St. Gallen art foundry for revision . There the statues were extensively restored and bronze copies of the originals were made. The originals were made of electroplated bronze, but had a plaster core. At the beginning of 2000, the copies were put back in their old location, while the originals were taken to the Historical Museum .

characters

At the top of the fountain stands a nymph clad only in a thin cloth . According to tradition, August Bösch ordered a nude model from Zurich for her design , which promptly led to a minor scandal, the intervention of the police and their rejection. It was only when Bösch refused to continue working that he was granted artistic freedom. The standing nymph is flanked by two others who are at her feet. Two levels below there are figures of three children riding aquatic animals (turtles, dolphins and a goose).

literature

  • Rudolf Friedl; Waste Management Office of the City of St. Gallen (Ed.): History of the sewer system and wastewater treatment in the City of St. Gallen , Sabon, St. Gallen 2004, ISBN 978-3-907928-44-8 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Newspaper article from 1897 about the Broderbrunnen
  2. ↑ Tagesschau from April 20, 2000
  3. ↑ August Boesch: Restoration Broderbrunnen . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ Nathalie Bodenmüller: St. Gallen City Guide . Ed .: Ortsbürgergemeinde St. Gallen and Ralph Harb. Typotron AG, St. Gallen 2007, ISBN 978-3-908151-44-9 , p. 46 .

Web links

Commons : Broderbrunnen  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

  • Detail Broderbrunnen, cast bronze (August Bösch, 1896)

  • Detail Broderbrunnen, cast bronze (August Bösch, 1896)

  • Detail Broderbrunnen, cast bronze (August Bösch, 1896)