Kaiserin-Auguste-Viktoria-Brunnen
The Kaiserin-Auguste-Viktoria-Brunnen is a fountain in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe . It is listed as a cultural monument .
In 1906 a new spring was drilled on the grounds of the Bad Homburg spa park . The construction of the well building was delayed until 1910. One of the reasons was that Kaiser Wilhelm II personally got involved in the well construction. A sketch of the fountain dated April 15, 1910, named after his wife Auguste Viktoria von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg , was personally signed by him. The Kaiser inspected the finished work on May 11, 1911 and was satisfied.
The architect Heinrich Jacobi designed a round monopteros consisting of eight columns on which a scaly copper roof rests. The work, which is reminiscent of an ancient temple, in particular the monument to Lysikrates , bears the inscription:
"Augustae Victoriae matri patriae benignissimae sacrun AD MCMXI"
“Sanctuary of Auguste Victoria, the benevolent mother of the people. In 1911. "
Inside is the actual source, which is directed over a greenish marble block that looks like an altar. It bears the inscription:
"Fune salutferos aegrotis nympha liquores, deus salvos hinc hilaresque donum."
“Give the sick, oh nymph, health-giving water. Bring them recovered and glad, God, back to yours. "
The water in the fountain is a ferrous sodium chloride acid with a temperature of 10.6 ° C. Another tap for water from this fountain is located at the orangery.
See also
Individual evidence
- State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Ed.): Empress Auguste Viktoria-Brunnen In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hessen
- Gerta Walsh : Naked nymph had to give way; in: Taunuszeitung from August 11, 2012, p. 14, online
Coordinates: 50 ° 13 ′ 37.87 " N , 8 ° 37 ′ 42.74" E