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Neptunbrunnen

Neptune's Fountain

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) in Greek, or Neptunus, in Roman mythology
god of water and the sea
(Wikipedia: Poseidon and Neptune)

Johann Wolfgang Schindel
1753

Description

Octagonal fountain with in the center a sandstone statue of Neptune with trident and a shield with the coat of arms of Kaufbeuren.

Inscription(s)

fontem
salientem
vrbis
ornamento
civivm
commodo
noviter
restitvtvm
pvlchrivs
extrvctvm
vsvi
commvni
s.p.q.k.
a.r.s. mdcclii

svb
avspiciis
coss.

ern. tob.
hoermanni
de
gvtenberg
matthaei
wecelini
nec non
christoph
schmidii
ioh. bapt.
nethi
secretioris
senatvs

Sculptor

Johann Wolfgang Schindel (1691-1774), Augsburg stone mason.

Sources & Information

Kaufbeuren Marketing Tourist Information, Sehenswürdigkeiten in der Kaufbeurer Altstadt, with 'Rundgang durch die Kaufbeurer Altstadt' (PDF).

Locatie (N 47°52'46" - E 10°37'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby338; Photograph: 7 October 2014
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