Karlshofbrunnen
The Karlshofbrunnen is located in Aachen , North Rhine-Westphalia in the inner courtyard of the Karlshof in the immediate vicinity of the Aachen market square.
The Karlshofbrunnen was created in 1969 by Ottmar Hollmann from marble, concrete and bronze, which with its octagonal floor plan is reminiscent of the octagon of Aachen Cathedral . The bronze reliefs show the “ Seven Liberal Arts ” of Roman antiquity on seven sides . The eighth field provides a summary of all seven arts.
The seven arts presented are on the one hand the Trivium and the Quadrivium , both groups together formed the subject matter of the " Artist Faculties "
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Commons : Karlshofbrunnen - album with pictures, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 37.5 ″ N , 6 ° 5 ′ 1.5 ″ E