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Cholera Fountain (Cholerabrunnen)
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🌐 KaBau on Tour
November 13, 2019
Hiking
Built as an expression of gratitude that Dresden was not haunted by cholera in 1841.
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JR56
August 24, 2020
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The fountain was created in memory of the cholera epidemic of 1841-1842, which Dresden was fortunately spared. The fountain formerly stood on Postplatz and had to be relocated in 1927. …
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🚶♀️🥾Rebecca 🏃♀️🚴♀️
June 15, 2020
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The cholera fountain is a neo-Gothic fountain. It stands in Dresden on Sophienstrasse, between Zwinger and Taschenbergpalais. It was financed by Freiherr Eugen von Gutschmid, who wanted to express his thanks for the fact that Dresden had been spared the cholera that threatened the city from the Oder and the Lower Elbe in 1841 and 1842.
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Elevation 120 m
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