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Hercules Fountain
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Paul
May 4, 2025
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Hercules Fountain, Augsburg
The Hercules Fountain was completed in 1602. The casts were made by Adriaen de Vries. Along with the Mercury Fountain, it is one of the greatest works the artist ever created. The hero Hercules slays the Hydra, a multi-headed water serpent. Naiads, Tritons, and goose-shrikes frolic on the fountain's pillar.
Text / Source: City of Augsburg, World Heritage Information Center, Rathausplatz 1, Augsburg
wassersystem-augsburg.de/de/objekte/herkulesbrunnen
The Hercules Fountain was completed in 1602. The casts were made by Adriaen de Vries. Along with the Mercury Fountain, it is one of the greatest works the artist ever created. The hero Hercules slays the Hydra, a multi-headed water serpent. Naiads, Tritons, and goose-shrikes frolic on the fountain's pillar.
Text / Source: City of Augsburg, World Heritage Information Center, Rathausplatz 1, Augsburg
wassersystem-augsburg.de/de/objekte/herkulesbrunnen
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Oliver
February 5, 2017
Hiking
The Augsburg magnificent fountains – Augustus, Mercury and Hercules fountains
Three magnificently decorated Renaissance bronze fountains along Augsburg's Maximilianstrasse.
The Augsburg fountains symbolize the estate system of the imperial city: …
Three magnificently decorated Renaissance bronze fountains along Augsburg's Maximilianstrasse.
The Augsburg fountains symbolize the estate system of the imperial city: …
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Anderl
July 15, 2022
Hiking
Impressive fountain - stands in the middle of Maximiliansstrasse. Cheeky!
Great view back to Ortisei and Afra
Great view back to Ortisei and Afra
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