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Marshall Fountain (Marshall-Brunnen)

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Marshall Fountain (Marshall-Brunnen)

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Marshall Fountain (Marshall-Brunnen)

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Location: Hesse, Germany

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1. Gallusanlage – Alte Oper Frankfurt loop from Grüneburgweg

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2. Jacobiweiher – Alte Oper Frankfurt loop from Mühlberg

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3. Old Opera House, Frankfurt – Frankfurt Skyline loop from Emser Brücke/Messe

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NaturFreunde Hessen e.V.

November 14, 2021

Toni Stadler built the fountain in 1963 in memory of George C. Marshall, who became known for the "Marshall Plan" to rebuild Western Europe. The three bronze figures are supposed to symbolize giving, receiving and thanking. In view of the double standards of the Federal Republican society in the 1960s, the portrayal of reclining women was scandalized in certain circles at the time.
Today the view is again different: From a feminist point of view, it seems very doubtful that the women who first gave birth to the boys and then sent / had to send them to "heroic death", who did the work of the men during the war, after the war collected the rubble, now again to display as "receiving".

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Kristian

December 12, 2022

In 1963, the Marshall Fountain was inaugurated in the presence of distinguished guests, including German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and US Secretary of State Dean Rusk. The sculptor Toni Stadler created it. The three figures represent the three graces from Roman mythology. Goethe had presented them in Faust II as personifications of "giving", "receiving" and "thanking". This fountain is in memory of US Secretary of State George C. Marshall (1888-1959). He drew up the Marshall Plan and received the Nobel Peace Prize for it.

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Micha

May 27, 2025

The fountain was erected in 1963 in memory of George C. Marshall, who became known for the "Marshall Plan" for the reconstruction of Western Europe after World War II. The three bronze figures symbolize giving, receiving, and giving thanks.

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Marshall Fountain (Marshall-Brunnen)

1. Gallusanlage – Alte Oper Frankfurt loop from Grüneburgweg

2. Jacobiweiher – Alte Oper Frankfurt loop from Mühlberg

3. Old Opera House, Frankfurt – Frankfurt Skyline loop from Emser Brücke/Messe

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