Four fluids fountain (Kassel)
The four-liquid fountain was a fountain on the former Friedrich-Wilhelms-Platz (from 1947 Scheidemannplatz ) in Kassel .
Appearance
The fountain had a square plan. The base was decorated with four dolphins , and two semicircular water basins rose above it. Four niches formed the next step, which was provided with striking mechanism , fluted columns and diamond blocks , of which standing female sandstone figures as allegories of the four Hessian rivers Fulda , Werra , Lahn and Eder , which were made by the Kassel sculptor Carl Echtermeyer . The fountain ended in a dome-like roof structure, which was provided with a lion, a symbol of the Electorate of Hesse, and window aedicules .
history
The fountain was donated by Consul Schmidt and inaugurated on August 21, 1881. The overall planning of the fountain was carried out by the Kassel Academy Director Hugo Schneider and the stone carving work by L. Herzog from Hildesheim. The well was 7.50 meters high (including the weather vane) and the well bowl was 5.5 meters high. Although the city center of Kassel was largely destroyed in World War II , the fountain survived it undamaged.
As part of the reconstruction of the city and redesign to make it a car-friendly city, the fountain was dismantled in 1952 and stored in the building yard. The further whereabouts of the well are unknown today.
literature
- Stefan Schweizer: Interpretation of history and historical images. Visual memory and history culture in Kassel 1866–1914 . Wallstein Verlag, 2004, ISBN 9783892448211 .
- Frank-Roland Klaube: Alt-Kassel - A lost cityscape . Wartberg Verlag 1992 Gudensberg-Gleichen, ISBN 3-925277-18-8 .
source
- Memorial plaques at Kassel Scheidemannplatz (donated by the CDU Kassel-Mitte in May 2013) - report in the Extra Tip
Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 58.9 ″ N , 9 ° 29 ′ 34.2 ″ E