Neptune Fountain Bad Bevensen

Beautiful fountain, with a bronze statue of Neptune. It was created by the sculptor Bernd Maro from Hanover.

A nice photo opportunity and a nice place to take a break.

The Neptune Fountain is located at the junction between the pedestrian zone in the old town and the spa gardens, not far from the Göhrde Bridge in the spa gardens. It forms a harmonious transition between the urban landscape and the greenery of the spa gardens.The 2.40 m high bronze cast by the sculptor Bernd Maro from Hanover depicts the water deity with a trident in playful motion. The water bubbles in an arc toward the sculpture. Two fish – one Neptune is playing with, another
leaps out of the water – symbolize the diversity of aquatic creatures that constantly accompany him.At Neptune's feet lies a "sea trumpet," the Triton's horn. According to legend, Triton, Neptune's son, is said to have used this curved shell to instill fear and terror in the giants during his battle with the gods.In his outstretched right hand, Neptune holds the "Tridens." The trident represents the lightning bolt that the sea god is said to have once hurled as a rival to the king of the gods. During his wild rides across the sea, he uses it, depending on his mood, to stir up or calm the waves.Around the fountain, benches at a wrought-iron pergola, which also forms a kind of gateway between the spa park and the city, invite you to rest by the rippling water.The figure of Neptune was chosen carefully. For the Romans, Neptune was the god of springs and rain. But when the Romans needed to build a fleet during the First Punic War (264-241 BC), they lacked a sea god. They promptly equipped their freshwater god with the trident of the Greek sea god Poseidon and from then on worshipped Neptune as a sea god. As a sea god, he is usually depicted in a wild pose. The cheerful Neptune in Bad Bevensen is more reminiscent of the god of freshwater, the ruler of springs and rivers.bad-bevensen.de/bad-bevensen-belebt/kurpark-ilmenau/kurpark-in-bad-bevensen/neptunbrunnen