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Lemgo
Kr. Lippe
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Ostertor

Kanzlerbrunnen

Chancellor Fountain

Bonifatius Stirnberg
1977

Description

Fountain with a central column topped by a beer barrel and adorned with faces drinking from their hands. On the basin edge are five moveable figures illustrating the Battle of the Barrel in the early 17th century caused by the introduction of a drinking tax. The figures are:

der streit um die tonne 1605/06 / The Battle of the Barrel, depicted is a goat.
ilsabein
kanzler knaus / Chancelor Knaus.
der bürgermeister / The Mayor
der torpförtner / The Gate Keeper

Der Streit um die Tonne 1605/06
Ilsabein

Kanzler Knaus
Der Bürgermeister
Der Torpförtner

Signature

geschaffen 1977 von | bonifatius stirnberg | aachen

Sculptor

Bonifatius Stirnberg (Freienohl 1933), German sculptor, famous for his fountains where the figures can be adjusted and moved (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Lipperland.de, Kanzlerbrunnen.
Alte Hansestadt Lemgo, Dr. Balthasar Knaust - Kanzler unter Graf Simon VI. zur Lippe.

Locatie (N 52°1'40" - E 8°54'22") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw310; Photograph: 5 April 2014
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