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Sonnengesang Fountain

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Sonnengesang Fountain

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  • Location: Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland

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    August 18, 2024

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    “Song of the Sun” is a fountain with three rays and a twelve-meter-high iron sculpture by the artist Edelbert W. Bregy in the roundabout in Naters.

    The ten-ton sculpture was created in 2007 entirely from 500 meters of rails from the degraded branch line of the Matterhorn-Gotthard Railway, which ran through Naters just a few meters away. The four-ton ball at the top symbolizes the sun; it consists of 720 cross-sawn pieces of rail. The three supports represent the mitre in Naters' coat of arms.
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    August 19, 2024

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    And the Canticle of the Sun is also a song of Saint Francis. Perhaps this was an additional source of inspiration for the artist.
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    Elevation 720 m

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    Location: Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland

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