Neptune Fountain (Augsburg)

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View of the Neptune Fountain

The Neptune Fountain is a fountain in Augsburg , which is dedicated to the Roman god Neptune and has an eventful history. This is Augsburg's oldest fountain figure, as it is assumed that the figure was created around 1518, according to other sources around 1536/1537. It was made of bronze and probably designed by the Augsburg sculptor Hans Daucher ; other sources point to the sculptor Sebastian Loscher .

Appearance

The 1.75 m high fountain figure (with trident 2.39 m) consists of the body of the sea god, who is holding a trident in his right hand. There is a small dolphin in his left hand . The figure is currently standing on a natural stone plinth made of Crailsheim marble from 1978 in the middle of a stone basin. From four water pipes stuck in the mouths of lion protons, water splashes into the fountain basin.

The fountain was last restored in 2005/2006 and the original fountain figure was replaced by a cast. The original bronze is now in the Maximilian Museum .

Locations

Map ( Bavarian premiere ) with the fish market, on which the Neptune Fountain originally stood until 1596 and again from 1745 to 1888.

The fountain was initially located on the fish market, a square between the Perlach tower and the town hall , and replaced a figure of St. Ulrich there. The denominational problematic figure was thus replaced by a “neutral subject”, in keeping with the theme of the market.

It was then set up in 1596 in Weißmalergasse (today's Karolinenstrasse). Over the years, however, the fountain developed there as a traffic obstacle and was moved back to the fish market in 1745. The well-preserved decagonal stone basin, created by the stonemason Sebastian Ingerl, dates from this year. The water-spouting lion protons on the fountain pillar were added around 1836.

After a thorough restoration and a renewed lack of space due to the new construction of the administration building at the town hall, the fountain was moved in 1888 to the more secluded Jakobsplatz (the former Saumarkt ) in Jakobervorstadt east of the Fuggerei , where it still stands today.

See also

literature

  • Martin Kluger: Hydraulic engineering and hydropower, drinking water and fountain art in Augsburg . 1st edition. Context Verlag, Augsburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-939645-72-6 , p. 94 .

Web links

Commons : Neptunbrunnen (Augsburg)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jürgen Bartel: Augsburg fountain . Brigitte Settele Verlag, Augsburg 1989, p. 41 .
  2. ^ Martin Kluger: Hydraulic engineering and hydropower, drinking water and fountain art in Augsburg . 1st edition. Context Verlag, Augsburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-939645-72-6 , p. 94 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′ 8.6 ″  N , 10 ° 54 ′ 18.2 ″  E