The Marriage Carousel Fountain

Fountain "Matrimonial carousel", located near the historical center of the city, is one of the original monuments of Nuremberg. It was built in 1984 by architect Jürgen Werber, based on the poem “Bitter-sweet family life”, written by the German poet Hans Sachs. There was much controversy surrounding the construction of the fountain, but it eventually added to Nuremberg’s list of attractions.

The fountain is a sculptural composition consisting of six parts, symbolizing various episodes from the family life of one couple. The sculptural group is located on a stylized animal. Each of the parts in a humorous form shows both human vices (greed, wastefulness, infidelity) and glorifies various virtues (love, family idyll and the joy of motherhood).

The composition is crowned by the sculpture of the author, being a reminder that we are not eternal, and the end of life for all will be the same.