The Bear Cub Fountain (Polish: Fontanna Niedźwiadek, German: Bärenbrunnen) is a reconstruction of a pre-war fountain, located by the southern wall of the Old Town Hall in Wrocław, Poland.[1]
| Bear Cub Fountain | |
|---|---|
| Polish: Fontanna Niedźwiadek German: Bärenbrunnen | |
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| Artist | Ernst Moritz Geyger |
| Year | 1902 |
| Type | Public fountain |
| Dimensions | 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
| Location | Wrocław, Poland |
The original bronze fountain was made by Ernst Moritz Geyger in 1902. On August 17, 1904, it was placed by the City Hall in a small stone pool, into which water from the bear's mouth was flowing. During World War II the statue was lost. The reconstruction of the statue was initiated by Maciej Łagiewski and the Wrocław Shooting Fraternity. The sculpture, which weighs 270 kg and is 1.5 m high, was reconstructed by Ryszard Zamorski to resemble the original, and the fountain by the Town Hall was unveiled on 18 June 1998. The bronze cast was made by the Gliwice Plant of Technical Devices with funds from Wrocław Centrozlot and Wrocław Piast Brewery.[2][3]
Sources
edit- Encyklopedia Wrocławia. Ausgabe 3, Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, Wrocław 2006
- Die öffentlichen Denkmäler und Brunnen Breslaus. Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn Verlag, Breslau 1938
References
edit- ^ "Fontanna Niedźwiadek, Wrocław - polska-org.pl". polska-org.pl. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ Encyklopedia Wrocławia. Jan Harasimowicz, Włodzimierz Suleja (Wyd. 3 popr. i uzup ed.). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie. 2006. ISBN 83-7384-561-5. OCLC 76363702.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "CENTROZŁOM". www.centrozlom.com.pl. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
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