Roland Fountain (Mars Fountain)
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Location: Zittau, Görlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany
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The Roland fountain was built in 1558 in the style of the Renaissance, as a sign of the commercial city.
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•August 20, 2019
The Mars Fountain - also called Roland Fountain - was created in 1585 by the sculptor Zimmermann and shows the figure of Mars on a richly profiled Renaissance column. Fruits, ears of corn and weavers' shuttles symbolize the sources of Zittau's wealth.
zittau.de/en/node/700translated by•August 29, 2020
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