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Bugwelle Fountain, Bremerhaven

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Bugwelle Fountain, Bremerhaven

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Bugwelle Fountain, Bremerhaven

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Location: Bremen, Germany

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Top cycling routes to Bugwelle Fountain, Bremerhaven

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1. Simon Loschen Lighthouse – Klimahaus Bremerhaven 8° East loop from Bremerhaven-Lehe

24.2km

01:28

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2. Geeste Harbor – Tonnenhof Bremerhaven loop from Wulsdorf

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3. View of Bremerhaven Shipyard – Harbor Promenade Bremerhaven loop from Spaden

29.4km

01:50

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Vlady

October 1, 2019

The bow wave of Bremerhaven is a fountain sculpture in Bremerhaven, which was designed by Norbert Marten and Christel Mandos-Feldmann, executed by Norbert Marten and inaugurated by Bremerhaven's Lord Mayor Jörg Schulz in May 2002.
The fountain sculpture Bowwelle von Bremerhaven, placed in the middle of the Bürgermeister-Smidt-Straße, is a bronze ship's bow with a female figurehead and two laterally offset bow wave pieces over which water flows. Its rear side gives a glimpse into a ship's hull with reduced modeled ropes and boat materials. The bow and figure are reminiscent of a landmark of Bremerhaven in the harbor of the German Maritime Museum, the historic Bark Seute Deern.
The female figurehead welcomes visitors to the pedestrian zone. It leans towards visitors from a height of 5 meters with an open gesture so that the hand can be reached by passers-by. If the viewer moves around the figure, the age expression on the face changes. The shape of a young woman's face seems to change into an old one and vice versa.
In front of the fountain there is a sloping barrel, i.e. a floating nautical mark, which was cast in bronze based on the key barrel from 1664.
The bow waves, the actual fountain elements, are flooded with water from the underground fountain chamber in a frost-free time and, like the figurehead, ship's bow and barrel, are illuminated with spotlights. The dry bow waves can still be interpreted as water and thus give the imaginary ship water under the keel.
The bronzes were sand-cast by the Harms art foundry in Oldenburg (Oldenburg).
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugwelle_von_Bremerhaven

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Gerd

August 20, 2020

One of the highlights on Theodor-Heuss-Platz. Worth seeing!

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Michael

May 13, 2025

The bow wave foams in the middle of Bremerhaven's shopping promenade and is worth seeing.

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Location: Bremen, Germany

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Bugwelle Fountain, Bremerhaven

1. Simon Loschen Lighthouse – Klimahaus Bremerhaven 8° East loop from Bremerhaven-Lehe

2. Geeste Harbor – Tonnenhof Bremerhaven loop from Wulsdorf

3. View of Bremerhaven Shipyard – Harbor Promenade Bremerhaven loop from Spaden

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