Salome Fountain (Bergen)

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Salome, 2019

The Salome Fountain is a sculpture fountain in the Norwegian city ​​of Bergen .

It is located in the western part of Bergen city center in the Strandsiden district on the north side of C. Sundts gate opposite the confluence of Vossegården street .

The bronze sculpture entitled Salome was created by the sculptor Per Ung . It was erected in 1987 on a tall, narrow base in the center of an octagonal fountain in front of the Clarion Admiral Hotel. It depicts an unclothed young woman dancing ecstatically with her arms outstretched and her head thrown back.

Individual evidence

  1. Public minnesmerker and skulpturer (oversikt) on www.bergenbyarkiv.no (Norwegian)

Coordinates: 60 ° 23 '45 "  N , 5 ° 19' 8.7"  E