The construction of the Sophienquelle near Grünsberg was commissioned in 1720 by the Nuremberg patrician Johann Paul Paumgartner for his wife Sophie. It consists of a generously designed spring enclosure with the semicircle of the fountain wall made of rhizome sandstone and the railing-free stairways on both sides. Originally, an elaborate Baluster column railing was attached to the fountain wall as a balustrade. Thus, the plant resembles an amphitheater and although it is referred to as a source, it is more like a well.

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August 2, 2020

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July 1, 2020

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The Sophienquelle is one of the largest baroque spring versions north of the Alps and was built according to the Italian model between 1724 and 1726. The Nuremberg patrician Johann …

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