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Hercules Fountain (Herkulesbrunnen), Maximilianstraße, Bayreuth

Hercules Fountain (Herkulesbrunnen), Maximilianstraße, Bayreuth

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Hercules Fountain (Herkulesbrunnen), Maximilianstraße, Bayreuth

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Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Best Hikes to Hercules Fountain (Herkulesbrunnen), Maximilianstraße, Bayreuth

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1. Wilhelminenaue – Path Along the Red Main loop from Riedelsberg

6.56km

01:41

30m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Maximilianstraße – Maximilianstraße Bayreuth loop from Altstadt

5.33km

01:22

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Bayreuth Castle Terraces – Maximilian Street, Bayreuth loop from Bayreuth Hbf

2.78km

00:43

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

May 4, 2024

The sandstone Hercules Fountain in Maximilianstrasse at the height of Kirchgasse is the oldest of the three market square fountains. On March 6, 1671, Margrave Christian Ernst ordered the old wooden pull-and-tube fountain to be torn down and replaced with a stone fountain. It was built in 1676 by Georg Wieshack from Ulm - based on a design by the then Bayreuth court and palace architect Elias Gedeler (1620-1693). The lion masks on the base pillar date from 1676.

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June 20, 2022

Hercules Fountain, Maxstrasse. Elias Gedeler (1620-1693) designed the Hercules Fountain for the Bayreuth market square in 1676, executed by Georg Wieshack. 1755 new figure by Johann Gabriel Räntz. The original Hercules fountain sculpture was exhibited in the Park am Festspiel Hügel from 1926 to 2005, after 2005 in the Bayreuth Historical Museum. Copy of the Hercules fountain sculpture on the market square created in 1926 by sculptors Martin Mösch and Christian Weißbrod.

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November 9, 2023

The wide edge of the pool is often used as a seat. Good meeting point at the market square.

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Hercules Fountain (Herkulesbrunnen), Maximilianstraße, Bayreuth

1. Wilhelminenaue – Path Along the Red Main loop from Riedelsberg

2. Maximilianstraße – Maximilianstraße Bayreuth loop from Altstadt

3. Bayreuth Castle Terraces – Maximilian Street, Bayreuth loop from Bayreuth Hbf

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