The Fountain of Neptune in Nuremberg

The Neptunbrunnen Fountain (Fountain of Neptune) is a magnificent sculptural composition in the Baroque style. The masterpiece is now located in the city park Stadt, and a century earlier it was located on the central market square.

The creation of the fountain refers to the middle of the XVII century, but the composition itself has been in the city since 1902. In the center of the majestic fountain is Neptune itself, surrounded by angels who race on horseback on sea lions, dragons and dolphins. The history of the masterpiece is very interesting and, of course, worthy of attention, because it was the original version of the fountain that was sold to the Russian Emperor Paul I for an astronomical amount at that time.

At the end of the XIX century, the German side attempted to buy it back, but the Emperor Alexander III was refused, but as a gesture of reconciliation was allowed to make a copy of the original. Thus, the Neptune fountain in Nuremberg is a copy of the fountain of the same name in Peterhof.