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Mercury Fountain (Merkurbrunnen), Augsburg

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Mercury Fountain (Merkurbrunnen), Augsburg

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Mercury Fountain (Merkurbrunnen), Augsburg

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Location: Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Rathausplatz Augsburg – Lech canals loop from Augsburg Hauptbahnhof

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2. Rathausplatz Augsburg – Moritzplatz Augsburg loop from Augsburg Hauptbahnhof

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3. Rathausplatz Augsburg – Moritzplatz Augsburg loop from Herrenbach

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Paul

May 4, 2025

Mercury Fountain, Augsburg
The fountain was designed around 1599 by the European-renowned sculptor Adriaen de Vries. The bronze group on the pillar in the basin depicts Mercury and, at his feet, Cupid untying the sandals of the god of trade. This symbolizes the wish and certainty that Mercury will remain in Augsburg and maintain the flourishing trade and thus prosperity of the city.
Text / Source: City of Augsburg, World Heritage Information Center, Rathausplatz 1, Augsburg
wassersystem-augsburg.de/de/objekte/merkurbrunnen

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Michael (Wasi)

July 17, 2024

The Mercury Fountain was modelled between 1596 and 1599 by the Dutchman Adriaen de Vries and cast by the Augsburg city founder Wolfgang Neidhardt. It can be assigned to the Mannerist Renaissance style.

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Ralph

April 22, 2024

The Mercury Fountain was modeled between 1596 and 1599 by the Dutchman Adriaen de Vries and cast by the Augsburg city founder Wolfgang Neidhardt.

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1. Rathausplatz Augsburg – Lech canals loop from Augsburg Hauptbahnhof

2. Rathausplatz Augsburg – Moritzplatz Augsburg loop from Augsburg Hauptbahnhof

3. Rathausplatz Augsburg – Moritzplatz Augsburg loop from Herrenbach

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