Karlsplatz and Sebastian Münster Fountain, Heidelberg Old Town Campus

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Baden-Württemberg

Karlsplatz and Sebastian Münster Fountain, Heidelberg Old Town Campus

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Karlsplatz and Sebastian Münster Fountain, Heidelberg Old Town Campus

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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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April 14, 2022

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"The fountain in the center of Karlsplatz is reminiscent of the humanist and cosmographer Sebastian Münster (1488-1552), who worked for a few years in the Franciscan monastery (barefoot monastery) located here at the beginning of the 16th century. Michael Schoenholtz created the fountain in 1978, when Karlsplatz was in the was redesigned in the course of the construction of a new underground car park."
Source: ww2.heidelberg.de/Altstadt-Information/Sektor11/Sektor11u_SMBrunnen.htm

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September 14, 2020

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The origin of science in Heidelberg.

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July 13, 2024

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The fountain in the middle of the square commemorates the humanist and cosmographer Sebastian Münster (1488-1552), who worked for several years in the Franciscan monastery (Barfüßerkloster) located here at the beginning of the 16th century. Michael Schoenholtz created the fountain in 1978, when Karlsplatz was being redesigned as part of the construction of a new underground car park.

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