Fortunabrunnen (Munich)
| Fountain of Fortune | |
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| place | Munich , Bavaria |
| country |
 Germany
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| use | Fountain |
| construction time | 1907 |
| architect | Karl Killer |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Coordinates | |
| location | Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 5 " N , 11 ° 35 ′ 0" E 48 ° 8 ′ 5 " N , 11 ° 35 ′ 0" E |
The Fortunabrunnen is a fountain in the Munich district of Lehel . It was created in 1907 by the Munich sculptor Karl Killer . The reason for the construction was the redesign of the square in front of the Isartor .
In 1896 the east side of Isartorplatz was rebuilt. To create a closed series around the entire square, representative five-storey apartment buildings were built there. The square itself was enlarged by the standardization of the buildings. In 1907 the city of Munich decided to equip the area gained with a well system.
Killer created an allegory of the beneficial powers of water in contemporary Art Nouveau . The octagonal fountain basin made of red marble is adorned with finely worked reliefs depicting scenes from agriculture. In the middle, a three-meter-high bronze figure stands on a stone base . It shows the Roman goddess of luck Fortuna , who holds a richly decorated cornucopia in both hands as an attribute . Little mermaids guard the gargoyles at their feet .
See also
literature
- Otto J. Bistritzki: Fountain in Munich. Living water in a big city . Callwey, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-7667-0504-0 .
- Juliane Reister: Trick fountains in Munich . Buchendorfer Verlag, 1992, ISBN 3-927984-12-4 .
