Triton Fountain (Düsseldorf)
The Triton Fountain was created by the Düsseldorf sculptor Friedrich Coubillier from 1898 to 1902 and acquired by the City Beautification Association for the Düsseldorf Königsallee . At the northern end of the avenue , the fountain acts as a point de vue and a creative end to the canal axis of the city moat .
When viewed from Corneliusplatz, the fountain looks like a bridge with stone parapets, decorative vases and putti . The actual fountain is located in the center below a projecting platform with stone benches. The fountain figure of the Greek god of the sea Triton , armed with a lance, holds back a huge water-spouting fish, which is being fought at the side by two small, naked water children. The group of figures rests on artificial rocks and is laterally surrounded by mussel shells with water-spouting lion heads.
The Triton Fountain is part of the Königsallee complex, which has been a listed building since 1994, with the city moat and gardens.
literature
- Architects and Engineers Association of Düsseldorf (ed.): Düsseldorf and its buildings. L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1904, p. 78.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 31.2 ″ N , 6 ° 46 ′ 44.2 ″ E