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Elisabethen Fountain

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    October 15, 2023

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    The Elisabethenbrunnen was built in 1875 and has a 1.5m high statue of St. Elisabeth.
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    Fountain guide reference: 31

    Location: Elisabethenstrasse / Klosterberg
    Artist: Rudolf Heinrich Meili
    in operation since: 1862
    listed as a monument: no
    History / Description: The Elisabethen fountain has …
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    December 10, 2024

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    Elisabeth, the daughter of a Hungarian king, followed the philosophy of the Franciscan monks and distributed bread and water to the poor at the age of 16. She died at the young age of 24.
    There are also many details to marvel at in the "lower" part of the fountain. For example, two fish-like stone figures that serve as water taps. But these are not fish, says Christiane Widmer, but dolphins. "Until the Middle Ages, dolphins were depicted like this. With a huge head, big eyes and fins on their necks."
    Source: srf.ch/news/basel-baselland-der-heiligen-brunnen-mitten-im-pendler-verkehr
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