Hummel memorial

4 macedonboy - 2 years ago

This fountain stands in tribute to Hans Hummel, a Hamburg water carrier who lived during the 18th and 19th century. While an ordinary person carrying out an important, but fairly low status job, he became famous for his retort to being teased, a phrase that roughly translates as "kiss my behind".

It's fountain has a sculpture as it's centrepiece showing Hummel carrying buckets of water while adults and children are teasing him. Not a must see, especially as it's well off the main tourist circuit in Hamburg. A cute story nevertheless, +1 for a tribute to an ordinary person doing an important job.

5 Ramona Duma - 3 years ago

Nice and cool..but no sitting places

5 Kai (Kai Sisu) - a year ago

Homebase

5 Wally Su - 3 years ago

Landmark of the town

5 Luke Drift - 2 years ago

Nice sulpcilture

4 G W - 2 years ago

(Translated by Google) The well-known monument is beautifully located and not far from the large St. Michael Church within easy walking distance. Tip: There is a good ice cream parlor on the way ....

(Original)
Das bekannte Denkmal schön gelegen und unweit der großen St. Michael Kirche gut zu Fuß zu erreichen. Tipp: Auf dem Weg liegt eine gute Eisdiele....

5 Benita Brunnert - 3 years ago

(Translated by Google) The Hummelbrunnen, created by the sculptor Richard Kuöhl, is a real eye-catcher and hidden gem in Hamburg's Neustadt district. The monument shows the famous water carrier with a grim look and surrounded by a mocking crowd of children. At the corner of the house, the Breiter Gang / Rademachergang, a small child's figure shows her bare rear. She holds it out towards a water-carrier figure, the Hummel monument opposite. The scene alludes to a Hamburg greeting: "Hummel, Hummel!" follows "Mors, Mors!". With this perfectly coordinated ensemble, the history of the Hamburg original was perfectly taken into account.

(Original)
Der Hummelbrunnen, geschaffen von dem Bildhauer Richard Kuöhl ist ein echter Hingucker und verstecktes Schmuckstück der Hamburger Neustadt. Das Denkmal zeigt den berühmten Wasserträger mit grimmigen Blick und umringt von einer spottenden Kinderschar.An der Hausecke Breiter Gang/Rademachergang zeigt eine kleine Kinderfigur ihr blankes Hinterteil. Sie streckt es einer Wasserträgerfigur entgegen, dem gegenüberstehenden Hummel-Denkmal. Die Szene spielt auf einen Hamburger Gruß an: Auf "Hummel, Hummel!" folgt "Mors, Mors!". Mit diesem perfekt abgestimmten Ensemble wurde der Geschichte des Hamburger Originals perfekt Rechnung getragen.