Kornmarkt

5 Maciej Klimiuk - 9 months ago

A small square with an interesting view of the castle. In the middle of the square is a statue of the Virgin Mary. Very often a crowded place in summer. There are good cafes next to the square, and the road to the castle and the entrance to the railway are also nearby.

4 V_nemo - 4 months ago

The Kornmarkt-Madonna is a fountain sculpture on the Kornmarkt in the old town of Heidelberg. Other names of the fountain are Marian's Column and Mother's Fountain.

In 1718, the statue created by Peter van den Branden was placed on a pedestal in the middle of the square. The background is the religious conflicts between the majority reformed population in Heidelberg and the Catholic elector Karl Philipp. The statue of Mary is in the tradition of the specifically Catholic figures of Mary and saints and is to be regarded as a measure of counter-reformatory propaganda, which was promoted in Heidelberg, especially by the Jesuits. For the reformed Heidelberg population, this line-up amounted to a provocation.

In the northwest corner of the Kornmarkt there was a fountain, the so-called milk fountain. When the main street was widened around 1830, the fountain was moved to the center of the square and the sculpture was integrated into the complex as a fountain figure. The pedestal was equipped with gargoyles and surrounded by an octagonal basin. Between 1870 and 1890, the large water basin was replaced by a cuboid base with three smaller shell pools. After 1900, the small surrounding green area was abandoned and the complex was framed by a stepped pedestal.In 1938-1940, a copy of the statue for the Kornmarkt was made, the original is located in the Electoral Palatinate Museum.

Mary with gilded beam crown, star wreath and lily scepter carries the baby Jesus on her left arm and supports him with her right hand. It stands on a globe, which is also gilded and surrounded by a dragon snake, which is supported by four putti on a cloud structure, with the clouds permeated by golden rays. The baby Jesus has raised his right hand to a gesture of blessing, with his left he pushes a lance with a cross into the head of the dragon snake.

The iconography of this representation follows the representation "Maria vom Siege". This picture motif takes place in the 17th. century in the course of the counter-reformation spread throughout Europe. In Heidelberg, for example, the fight against the dragon snake was to be discussed as a fight against Protestant "faith." Other attributes of the sculpture point to various aspects of the Marian cult: The radiant wreath with the 12 stars and the lilies refer to the immaculate conception of Mary. Crown and scepter symbolize Mary as the queen of heaven, the trample of the snake and the crescent moon at Mary's feet are indications of the wife of the apocalypse. The putti in the clouds stand for the Assumption of Mary, the rays in the clouds are the rays of grace that Mary grants to the world.

—(reference) Wikipedia

5 C Sellers - 2 years ago

Really nice Christmas market with lots of inexpensive parking garages €1.80 per hour. Go to the Sahara restaurant for delicious shawarma. Park at P12 or 13

5 May Isla - 4 weeks ago

Nice experience to watch a concert while drinking beer and eating fair foods with my daughter and her friend.

4 Lucho Tiz - 7 months ago

Nice view of the castle

5 Ishan - 2 years ago

This market square is home to the Madonna statue, and delivers a wonderful view of the castle
Kornmarkt is lined with a number of souvenir shops and stalls selling traditional German food. All that, complete with the nearby cobbled streets, add a great deal of character to the place, making it ideal for a leisurely walk and good time out. Extremely beautiful place.

4 Christian Giesecke - 3 months ago

very touristic and good!! ice cream