City fountain (Darmstadt)
| City fountain | |
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 City fountain (2016) |
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| Data | |
| place | Darmstadt |
| builder | Johann Baptist Scholl the Younger |
| Builder | City of Darmstadt |
| Construction year | around 1860 |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 52 '32.9 " N , 8 ° 39' 40.2" E |
The Stadtbrunnen is a fountain in Darmstadt .
History and description
The city fountain is the work of the sculptor Johann Baptist Scholl the Younger . The fountain made of red sandstone was fed by a water pipe that was extended in 1860 and came from the Seiterswiese . The faucet is made of bronze and has the shape of an animal head. A block-like, upwardly tapering shaft sits above the transversely mounted rectangular base with the semicircular fountain bowl . The crown with the coat of arms and the crown over the volutes is carved out of the red sandstone .
Varia
The fountain is the only one of the four former city fountains that has been preserved.
Monument protection
The city fountain is a cultural monument for architectural and historical reasons .
literature
- Günter Fries among others: City of Darmstadt. ( Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hesse.) Vieweg Verlag , Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5 , p. 78.
Web links
Commons : Stadtbrunnen - collection of images, videos and audio files
