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Henry the Lion Fountain

Henry the Lion (German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129 - 6 August 1195), member of the Guelph dynasty, founder of Braunschweig cathedral
(Wikipedia)
Adolf Breymann & Ludwig Winter
Georg Howaldt (Braunschweig)
1874

Braunschweig /  Heinrichsbrunnen   Braunschweig /  Heinrichsbrunnen

Description

Bronze statue on the top of a fountain with bronze lions and dragons.
The idealised depiction of Henry carries a model of St Catherine's Church in its original Romanesque version, designed with artistic freedom. The statue rises above the cloverleaf-shaped fountain bowls on a pedestal designed as a bundle of columns, the hexagonal base of which bears the inscription Henricus Leo and the five coats of arms of the Braunschweig quarters of Altstadt, Hagen, Neustadt, Altewiek and Sack. The three lions hold the coats of arms of the House of Guelph (lion, leopard and horse).

Lions with the coats of arms of the House of Guelph

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Coats of arms of the Braunschweig quarters

Braunschweig - Heinrichsbrunnen
Neustadt
Braunschweig - Heinrichsbrunnen
Sack
Braunschweig - Heinrichsbrunnen
Hagen
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Altwiek
Braunschweig - Heinrichsbrunnen
Altstadt

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Inscription(s)

HENRICVS
LEO

Signature

adolf breymann fec. dresden. 1869
g. howaldt gegossen

Winter Architekt

Old Postcard(s)

   
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Sculptors

Sources & Information

Tags

  • Breymann, Adolf
  • Coat of arms
  • Fountain
  • Henry the Lion
  • Howaldt (Braunschweig), Georg
  • Lion
  • Monarch
  • Statue (man)
  • Winter, Ludwig
  • Locatie (N 52°16'1" - E 10°31'27") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

    Item Code: dens079; Photograph: 18 August 2009  / updated: 28 July 2024
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