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Frau-Holle-BrunnenMother Holle FountainMärchenbrunnen / Fairy tale fountain(Wikipedia) |
Hans Sauter & Christian Sauerland
1930 |
Fountain with an octagonal basin with on the outer edge eight reliefs showing scenes from Grimm's fairy-tale mother Holle and Ludwig Bechstein's Die Goldmaria und die Pechmaria (Deutsches Märchenbuch).
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![]() Goldmarie beim Spinnen / Goldmarie spinning |
![]() Goldmarie am Backofen / Gold Marie at the oven |
![]() Goldmarie beim Aufschütteln der Bettwäsche |
![]() Goldmarie und Pechmarie |
![]() Pechmarie |
![]() Pechmarie am Backofen |
![]() Goldmarie am Apfelbaum |
In the center of the basin stands an bronze column with four heads spouting water, four statues of women with hoop skirts and at the top a heraldic lion.
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![]() Four heads |
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![]() Four women |
Frau-Holle Brunnen Erbaut 1930, Brunnenarchitekt Bleibaum, Reliefschmuck Sauter, Bronzeaufsatz Kornelius, Steinmetz- und Bildhauerarbeiten Sauerland.. |
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