Peace Fountain (also Türkenbrunnen)

3 macedonboy - 2 years ago

The Friedensbrunnen is a fountain in the Neumarkt public square. The fountain is an octagonal basin with water flowing from the mouth of the biblical Samson, shown as a relief portrait with his head. The centrepiece of the fountain is a sculpture I think the female personification of war and victory holding a laurel wreath and a flag

Fine to take a look if in Neumarkt, but don’t go out of the way to see it, as the sculpture is not in great condition.

5 Marco Rausch - a week ago

(Translated by Google) The sandstone fountain consists of an octagonal fountain basin with a floor plan of 4.5 by 4.5 meters. The eight basin sides are decorated with three eight-rayed rosettes. The pool is surrounded by a granite walkway. The depth of the well is 1.4 meters.

In the middle of the pool there is an octagonal column with a square pedestal, on which there is a mask spouting water. On the other side, the column is decorated with oval, slightly curved reliefs with Latin inscriptions. The sculpture of the goddess of war Bellona stands on the pedestal.

I think the fountain is a nice starting point near the Frauenkirche. The thought that we all want to live in peace with one another drew me to the well.

(Original)
Der Sandsteinbrunnen besteht aus einem achteckigen Brunnenbecken mit einem Grundriss von 4,5 mal 4,5 Metern. Die acht Beckenseiten sind mit drei achtstrahligen Rosetten verziert. Das Becken ist von einem Granitsteig umgeben. Die Tiefe des Brunnens beträgt 1,4 Meter.

In der Beckenmitte steht eine achteckige Säule mit einem viereckigen Podest, an der sich eine Wasser speiende Maske befindet. Umseitig ist die Säule mit ovalen leicht gewölbten Reliefs mit lateinischen Inschriften verziert. Auf dem Podest steht die Skulptur der Kriegsgöttin Bellona.

Ich finde, der Brunnen ist ein schöner Anlaufpunkt in der Nähe der Frauenkirche. Der Gedanke, dass wir doch alle in Frieden miteinander leben möchten, hat mich zu dem Brunnen hingezogen.

5 Мгер Симонян - 3 years ago

(Translated by Google) A small fountain "Peace". It is a monument of architecture.
Located in front of the entrance to Johanneum, the sandstone fountain is one of the oldest in Dresden. The octagonal fountain was created in 1616 by Johann Steger. It was originally supposed to decorate it with the figure of Samson and the face of a lion, but the City Council did not approve the project, due to the high cost. After the Thirty Years War, in 1649-50, Christoph Walter produced for the fountain a figure of the goddess of the world, Eirena, with an olive branch: the city was tired of war. Accordingly, the fountain was named “Fountain of Peace”. But after the victorious Battle of Vienna in 1683 (the Battle of Calenberg), which marked the liberation of Vienna from the Turkish siege, in honor of Elector Johann George III, the statue of the Goddess of Peace was replaced by the statue of the Goddess of Victory Victoria by Conrad Max Süssner, and the fountain was renamed the "Turkish Fountain". Other names for this fountain are the Johann-George Fountain and the Victoria / Victory Fountain.

(Original)
Небольшой фонтан "Мира". Является памятником архитектуры.
Находящийся перед входом в Иоганнеум фонтан из песчаника является одним из старейших в Дрездене. Восьмиугольный фонтан был создан в 1616 году Иоганном Штегером. Изначально предполагалось украсить его фигурой Самсона и мордой льва, но Городской совет не одобрил проект, из-за высокой стоимости. После Тридцатилетней войны, в 1649-50 годах Кристоф Вальтер изготовил для фонтана фигуру богини мира Эйрены с оливковой ветвью: город устал от войны. Соответственно, и фонтан получил название «Фонтан мира». Но после победоносной Венской битвы 1683 года (битвы у Каленберга), которая знаменовала освобождение Вены от турецкой осады, в память об участии в этом сражении курфюрста Иоганна Георга III, статуя богини мира была заменена статуей богини победы Виктории работы Конрада Макса Зюсснера, а фонтан был переименован в «Турецкий фонтан». Другие названия этого фонтана: фонтан Иоганна-Георга и фонтан Виктории/Победы.

4 Kerstin K. - 2 months ago

(Translated by Google) Public, accessible fountain. Currently without water.

(Original)
Öffentlich, zugänglicher Brunnen. Zur Zeit ohne Wasser.

4 Dong Lee - 4 years ago

(Translated by Google) Fountain of Peace ...
One of the common fountains in Europe ...
Don't expect anything special ...

(Original)
평화의 분수...
유럽의 흔한 분수 중 하나...
특별한 것을 기대하지 않기를...

5 Daniel - 3 years ago

(Translated by Google) After the completion of the houses, the fountain no longer seems so isolated, but gives the small corner at the traffic museum again a nice overall picture.

(Original)
Nach der Fertigstellung der Häuser wirkt der Brunnen nicht mehr so isoliert, sondern gibt der kleinen Ecke am Verkehrsmuseeum wieder ein schönes Gesamtbild.

4 Sebastian Rose - 3 years ago

(Translated by Google) A beautiful little fountain at the Neumarkt

(Original)
Ein schöner kleiner Brunnen am Neumarkt