Neptune Fountain at Schönbrunn Palace

Neptune Fountain at Schönbrunn Palace

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Neptune Fountain at Schönbrunn Palace

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Location: Vienna Woods, Lower Austria, Austria

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October 27, 2021

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Neptune Fountain, built between 1778 and 1780, Schönbrunn Palace
At the end of the Great Parterre and at the foot of the mountain slope rises the Neptune Fountain, which was …

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February 11, 2022

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Under the direction of the court architect Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg, excavations for the basin began in 1776 and after a four-year construction period, the fountain was completed before the monarch died. The design most likely came from J. F. Hetzendorf von Hohenberg, the figural group made of Sterzing marble was created by Wilhelm Beyer. A retaining wall swinging back against the mountain slope, which is provided with a balustrade decorated with vases, forms the back wall of the huge fountain basin.

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January 5, 2021

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At the foot of the slope is the impressive Neptune Fountain, which visually closes the ground floor with larger-than-life figures and at the same time forms the transition to the hill. After four years of construction, it was completed shortly before Maria Theresa's death.

The portrayed sea voyage of Neptune stands as a parable for the prince who knows how to steer his country over the perils of fate.

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