Marriage Carousel Fountain
Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg, Ludwigsplatz.
Description:
In the city of Nuremberg in Bavaria near the White Tower is the famous fountain - "Marriage carousel". His appearance was associated with the construction of the metro in the city. The ventilation shaft, which appeared in this regard on Ludwigsplatz Square and disfigured the historical appearance of the city, had to be somehow disguised. One of the ideas to close the mine was the fountain.
The winner of the projects submitted for this decision was the sculptor Jürgen Weber, who proposed the idea of the Marriage Carousel fountain.
Figures on the fountain fully reflect the heroes of the poem by Hans Sachs “Bitter-sweet marriage life” – 6 scenes from the poem appear before citizens and tourists in stone and metal performance.
The attitude to the fountain for a long time was ambiguous, they tried to smear individual places with the heroes. But time passed, and the fountain got used to, adopting the idea of the author. And now the fountain attracts attention in the city center and is considered a work of "post-modern".