Neptune Fountain (Gdansk)

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Fountain of Neptune in Gdansk.

The Neptune Fountain (Polish Fontanna Neptuna ) is a fountain in Gdansk and was set up in front of the Artus Court in 1633 .

The Kashubians call the figure Krësztof .

history

It goes back to a suggestion by the mayor of Gdańsk, Bartholomäus Schachmann , who, under the impression of a trip to Italy, decided to decorate Gdańsk with a monument in honor of the sea god Neptune . The figure of Neptune was made by the sculptors Peter Husen and Johann Rogge ; the fountain itself was designed by Abraham van den Blocke , who also did all the stone carvings (basin, bowl and column). The iron latticework dates from 1634 .

  • Neptune Fountain with Artus Court at the end of the 19th century

  • Side view

  • View of the statue of Neptune

  • Neptune fountain from behind

  • The fountain by night (June 2015)

See also

Web links

Commons : Fountain of Neptune (Danzig)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 54 ° 20 ′ 54.8 ″  N , 18 ° 39 ′ 12.2 ″  E