Fish's Fountain

5 david antoun - a month ago

A stone fountain with 3 young fishermen spraying the water and holding fiches. a great place with clear blue water to take a picture in Marienplatz.

4 MS Ahad - a year ago

Crowded on the day of visit. weather was really nice and streets were clean.
The building around this area is very historical and dated back centuries however preservation and maintenance is really excellent.
A good place for photo op or selfie.
will go again if opportunity permits.

4 Benedict Uy - 2 years ago

The fountain is located in Marienplatz close to the information center. It can be easy to miss if it's really busy.
The fountain does look quite interesting with people holding buckets around the side and a single fish on the top of the fountain. The buckets all have water trickling from them. The sides of the fountain has carvings on it. It was an interesting looking fountain.

5 krithika maddineni - 9 months ago

Love love this plaza. Spent few hours letting our child play. Luckily it was not that crowded when we were there

4 macedonboy - 3 years ago

This Fischbrunnen is a fountain in the middle of Marienplatz called the Fish Fountain because of the sculpture of a fish atop a central column. The fish alludes to the past when the Marienplatz served as a market place and the fishmongers used to hang their still living goods in baskets in the fresh fountain water. Around the column is three young butchers apprentices pouring water into the basin of the fountain.

There's a tradition that on Ash Wednesday, the mayor and chamberlain of Munich will wash an empty wallet in the fountain to ensure that the city funds will be replenished again next year.

4 BradJill - 4 years ago

Fish's Fountain (Fischbrunnen) is one of two fountains at Marienplatz in the Old Town of Munich, this being by far the more interesting and impressive to see. The Fish Fountain was designed by German sculptor Josef Henselman in 1954 replacing an earlier fountain that was destroyed during WWII.

Here you will see a fat fish atop a pedestal surrounded by four seated figures who are pouring water into a large octagon-shaped basin. The outside of the basin includes engravings of livestock and other market related scenes. It is an attractive landmark worth spending a couple minutes to enjoy when you visit Marienplatz.

5 Dani I - 3 months ago

Good meeting point in Marienplatz. Funny looking statue of a fish on top and butchers with buckets below.