Ernst Ludwig Fountain
| Ernst Ludwig Fountain | |
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 Ernst Ludwig Fountain (2014) |
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| Data | |
| place | Darmstadt |
| builder | Karl Hartung |
| Builder | City of Darmstadt |
| Construction year | 1958/1959/1965 |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 52 '34.1 " N , 8 ° 40' 4.2" E |
The Ernst-Ludwig-Brunnen is a fountain and monument in Darmstadt .
History and description
The Ernst-Ludwig-Brunnen stands at the location of the "Villa in Rosen", which was destroyed in an air raid in 1944 , the residence of Eugen Bracht (and previously of Hans Christiansen ).
The fountain system consists of a semi-circular relief wall made of red sandstone around a stepped water basin . It was part of a pavilion designed by Otto Bartning .
At the 1958 world exhibition in Brussels , the city of Darmstadt acquired the fountain by the sculptor Karl Hartung . The fountain system was set up in 1959 on Alexandraweg . The inauguration took place in 1965 with the installation of a plaque in honor of the last reigning Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig .
literature
- Günter Fries et al .: City of Darmstadt. (= Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hesse .) Vieweg, Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5 , p. 324.