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Vienna : Top 10 Fountains

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1. Donnerbrunnen

The fountain, created by Georg Raphael Donner in 1737–9, features allegories of Austrian rivers (see p87).
2. Neptunbrunnen

Neptune with his trident overlooks cascades flowing into a large pool.
3. Hochstrahlbrunnen

The enormous fountain, floodlit on summer nights, was built in 1873.
4. Vermählungsbrunnen

On the site of the former city gallows Josef Emanuel von Erlach built a fountain of marble and bronze in 1732.
5. Andromedabrunnen

The fountain shows the princess Andromeda in the fangs of a sea monster, sculpted by Georg Raphael Donner in 1741.
6. Pallas Athene Brunnen

A statue of the Greek goddess of wisdom towers over the fountain.
7. Danubius Brunnen

Part of the Albertina building, the fountain features allegories of the Danube.
8. Michaelerplatz

The monumental fountains of the Hofburg.
9. Schutzengelbrunnen

Little dragons spout water beneath the protecting angel who gives the fountain its name.
10. Turkish Fountain

The Arabic-style fountain is beautifully tiled.