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Ship Masks Fountain Sculpture (Schiffsmasken-Brunnen)

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Ship Masks Fountain Sculpture (Schiffsmasken-Brunnen)

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Ship Masks Fountain Sculpture (Schiffsmasken-Brunnen)

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Michael (Wasi)

April 12, 2024

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In the city center of Duisburg, the city with the largest inland port in Europe, three monumental metal surfaces rise up from water-filled basins and end in stepped shapes. They …

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October 29, 2023

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Inspired by the Duisburg harbor, these three fountain sculptures rise around 10 meters above the Duisburg fountain mile on Königstrasse at Kuhtor. These show the frontal view of ships, at the same time their bow shapes resemble masks and the upper end resembles the nearby oldest house in the city, the three-gable house. These shapes appear again in the approximately 100 square meter water basin in the three-part square base.

The fountain from 1991 is on the corner of Sonnenwall and Kuhtor. Thomas Virnich designed the fountain sculpture.

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