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Top 10 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.

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