# Struwwelpeter-Brunnen

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The Struwwelpeter-Brunnen stands at Frankfurt’s Hauptwache as a bronze fountain dedicated to Heinrich Hoffmann’s children’s book. Heinrich Hoffmann was a Frankfurt physician and psychiatrist. Franziska Lenz-Gerharz created the bronze sculpture for Frankfurt in 1985. Struwwelpeter sits slightly elevated above the basin. Pauline appears below him in flames, playing with matches within the fountain’s bronze scene. Minz and Maunz weep beside her in bronze. Their tears provide the fountain’s water, connecting a story detail with the bronze sculpture. Kaspar holds a pretzel, Wilhelm carries a hoop, and Ludwig carries a flag as Nikolas punishes them with black paint. Hanns Guck-in-die-Luft also appears among the bronze figures. Nearby, Robert flies with an open umbrella, while a hare mocks the armed wild hunter from safety. The low rectangular basin has elongated stone edges. The sculpture connects Frankfurt’s literary history with a public artwork at the Hauptwache. Hoffmann’s stories occupy this Frankfurt urban space. Its scenes combine the author’s characters and sculptural detail around the Hauptwache basin.

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