Lion fountain

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The lion fountain in the lion court of the Alhambra
Lion fountain with lion column in Neckarsulm
Lion head fountain in Spili, Crete

A lion fountain is generally a very artfully made of sandstone , marble , wood, bronze or a combined animal or coat of arms fountain designed as a running fountain with a lion representation . The lion figure (s) can serve as a water outlet, as a support for the fountain bowl or both (Heraklion). The lion can also be attached to the well as a representation of itself without a well function, lying, sitting, standing as a column or column end, as a wall head or wall relief. It was always a popular motif, which is why there are many different lion fountains in the cities of many countries. The simplest lion fountain of its kind is a wall fountain with a collecting basin similar to a larger washbasin and lion relief above or integrated as a water outlet, the most elaborate a fountain like the world's most famous lion fountain (made of marble), the fountain bowl carried by twelve lions (Spanish: "Fuente de los Leones ") In the Lion Courtyard (Spanish" Patio de los Leones ") of the Alhambra in Granada , Spain , from the 11th century. They represent the twelve signs of the zodiac .

Other lion fountains (selection)

  • Bensheim , Goethe fountain as a wall fountain with two lion heads
  • Brunswick Lion Fountain
  • Budapest , Hungary , with the lion lying down, spouting water forwards
  • Darmstadt , Löwenbrunnen , with a lying lion on the fountain base
  • Dinkelsbühl with a seated lion holding a shield on the fountain column in an octagonal basin on the Altrathausplatz
  • Eberswalde with a lying lion spouting water to the side on the historic market square
  • Heidelberg with a lion carrying a sword and crown on the fountain column (Universitätsplatz)
  • Hohenschwangau with four bronze lions carrying the fountain bowl (fountain fountain, palace garden)
  • Horb am Neckar as a renaissance fountain made of sandstone with a standing lion, the Hohenberger coat of arms on the left and sword on the right
  • Idstein with a raised golden lion on a six-sided fountain column in a six-sided fountain bowl (old town)
  • Heraklion , Crete with four seated lions carrying the upper shell as water dispensers in an eight-fold rosette basin (marble)
  • Kaiserslautern with a round main bowl and upper bowl supported by four lions on a base
  • Maria Laach with four lions carrying the bowl in the Paradise Court
  • Leipzig Lion Fountain on the Naschmarkt
  • Neckarsulm with cross geometry, lion column and Teutonic order coat of arms (original from 1484)
  • Oberkirch (Baden) with a standing lion holding a coat of arms as a fountain end on the fountain column, both made of wood (original from 1570)
  • Poznan , Poland , in the castle courtyard - here eight lions carry the round fountain bowl with upper bowl (20th century)
  • Spili , Crete , as a wall fountain with more than 20 lion heads and a long trough basin (see picture)
  • Sulzbach-Rosenberg with a standing lion holding a shield as a fountain end on the fountain column
  • Tulln , Austria , with the lion lying down, spouting water in the bowl in front of him
  • Venice made of marble near St. Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco)
  • Weimar with an upright lion holding a shield and crowned on the fountain column in a conical basin (stone)