Cycling Highlight
Recommended by 75 out of 84 cyclists
Location: Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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The Old Market Fountain from 1778 originally stood on the Worms street market, roughly on the site of the Siegfried Fountain, built by the city of Worms and a neighborhood fountain. It had a predecessor in a Renaissance fountain with Justitia that was destroyed in 1689. In 1908, the fountain was demolished as a result of the new construction of the Cornelianum and, after a thorough renovation, was re-erected on Karolingerplatz, where it has visibly fallen into disrepair. In 1977, it returned to the market and stands in front of the town hall. Worms craftsmen and the sculptor Lempik renovated the decoration and technology. The fountain draws its water directly from the town hall, where the water reservoir and circulation system are installed. The baroque sandstone fountain is designed as a fountain column. A pillar with an inscription and the town's coat of arms rises on the pedestal with a gargoyle, with a Justitia figure on top. The pillar is flanked by the much larger late Baroque figures of Neptune and Hercules. The fountain is associated with Worms' market history and is also the oldest surviving fountain in Worms.
November 6, 2024
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Location: Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.6
(23)
129
01:51
31.4km
110m
4.7
(63)
365
03:10
55.0km
130m
5.0
(1)
47
01:28
22.2km
50m