Schöner Brunnen
The Schöner Brunnen rises beside Nuremberg's town hall, at the centre of the Hauptmarkt in Germany. Its Gothic spire reaches about nineteen metres and forms part of Nuremberg's Historical Mile. The wheelchair-accessible fountain stands near Frauenkirche and market stalls serving local food.
Heinrich Beheim built the fourteenth-century fountain between 1385 and 1396. Forty stone tiers carry biblical scenes, church figures, philosophers and secular leaders from the Holy Roman Empire. The upper levels show four evangelists, four church fathers, seven electors and nine heroes. Lower sections bring together philosophy, the free arts, Moses and seven prophets. A painted shell-limestone copy from 1903 is visible today.
A concrete shell protected the fountain during air raids in World War Two, and it survived unscathed. In 2006, Olaf Metzel surrounded it with towered stadium seats for the World Cup, prompting local debate. Its fence holds a golden replacement ring and the original black iron ring, linked to a legend of luck and wishes.
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