Very beautiful historical fountain, centrally located on the Römerberg. Good meeting point for city tours. In the immediate vicinity are the Römer, the old Nikolaikirche and the new old town
The Justice Fountain (also Justitia Fountain) is a fountain on the Römerberg in Frankfurt am Main and one of the city's landmarks. It goes back to a previous building from 1543 on the same site and was built in its current form in 1611. During the time of the Holy Roman Empire, it played a special, albeit short-term, role as a wine fountain for the emperor and then also for the people during the coronation ceremonies. The fountain currently on view is a largely detailed copy from 1887, which was financed by the Frankfurt wine merchant Gustav D. Manskopf. It is a listed building.[
The fountain is in the middle of the central Römerberg in front of the town hall. The substructure is an octagonal trough made of red Main sandstone with a diameter of 6.5 meters. It is separated from the ground level of the Römerberg by two basalt steps. At the corners of the trough there are pedestals that are offset at the top and bottom with round rod cornices. The surfaces of the pedestals also show mirrors made of overlapping round rods.
The parapet of the trough is profiled on the outer edge with a simple groove and protrudes in place of the pedestals. The trough bears a plaque for the Romans with the inscription Gustav D. Manskopf of his hometown MDCCCLXXXVII. It is surrounded by an octagonal, black iron grille, which contains a gold-plated Frankfurt eagle in four of the eight fields. The grid, designed in freely historicizing forms, is the only ingredient of the 1887 renovation that has no historical model.[10]
Justitia, the goddess of justice with a sword and scales, looks at the north side of the Römerberg with unconnected eyes,
Temperantia, moderation, when distributing a liquid between two jugs, looking towards the Sonntagsberg or the Römerberg-Ostzeile,
Spes, the hope, with a pigeon in his arms, opposite the Old St. Nicholas Church, as well
Charitas, love, with two children, one of which she is breastfeeding, towards the Roman.