Constance triumphal arch

Triumphal Arch at the Arbor (Laubebrunnen)

The Konstanz Triumphal Arch is a fountain in Konstanz , which was designed and executed by the sculptor Peter Lenk . It was built in 1992 on the median of the main thoroughfare "Untere Laube", which was the most important transit route to Switzerland at that time . The fountain satirizes the traffic.

Representations

The plastic applications put on the pillars of the arch and the fountain edges and the bathing figures in the well itself - with ample quotations from art history - more than 30 different road users across the story is: the Road Rage over Putten with gas masks, bishops, a naked beauty that is teased by male aardvarks, to medieval charioteers or a papal carriage that finds its modern counterpart in a popemobile .

reception

The fountain was initially received critically and controversially discussed by conservative Constance citizens due to its revealing depictions, but is now one of the city's most important sights.

Detail of the leaf fountain by Peter Lenk

literature

• Dorothee Kaufmann: Historical places and humorous social criticism. About steering marks and satirical memorabilia ... In: Bodensee Ferienzeitung . Edition autumn 2010. Südkurier GmbH Medienhaus, Konstanz 2010, p. 5.

Individual proof

1. ↑ Constance in focus. Edition 2011/12, Norbert Höpfinger Verlag, Konstanz, p. 15

Web links

Commons : Foliage Fountain  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 39 '46.9 "  N , 9 ° 10' 22.3"  E