Marienbrunnen (Eichstätt)
Marienbrunnen | |
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Marienbrunnen with Marian column | |
place | Eichstätt , Bavaria |
country | Germany |
use | Fountain |
construction time | 1777-1780 |
architect | Maurizio Pedetti , Johann Jakob Berg |
Architectural style | Baroque |
Technical specifications | |
height | 24 m |
Coordinates | |
location | Coordinates: 48 ° 53 '28.1 " N , 11 ° 10' 59.7" E 48 ° 53 '28.1 " N , 11 ° 10' 59.7" E |
The Marienbrunnen is a fountain at the south-east end of the Residenzplatz in Eichstätt . The statue of Mary rises up in the middle of the fountain . The fountain was built between 1777 and 1780. The Italian baroque architect Maurizio Pedetti was in charge. The fountain was commissioned by Eichstätt Prince-Bishop Raymund Anton von Strasoldo and the city.
description
The list of monuments for Eichstätt of the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation describes the fountain as follows:
- "... Curved basin with set monumental Marian column, decorative figures and chain framing, 1777 to around 1780, by Maurizio Pedetti , figures by Johann Jakob Berg , the statue of the Virgin copper-drifted and fire-gilded."
The fountain is listed as number D-1-76-123-229 in the Bavarian list of monuments.
gallery
One of the putti on the edge of the pool
Web links
Commons : Marienbrunnen (Eichstätt) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mariensäule in Eichstätt , on www.gabrieli-gymnasium.de , accessed on August 23, 2015
- ↑ Architectural monuments in Eichstätt , on www.geodaten.bayern.de , accessed on 23 August 2015