Wrangelbrunnen
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English: Wrangelbrunnen is a fountain in Berlin, first time errected in 1877, since 1903 located in Urbanstraße/Grimmstraße, Berlin-Kreuzberg. This fountain was sculpted by Hugo Hagen and was paid and donated to the city of Berlin by Prussian field marshall Friedrich von Wrangel , nicknamed Papa Wrangel. The 4 figures are symbolizing the main rivers of the former state of Prussia: The Rhine, always male (Vater Rhein) plus three barebreasted women as Weichsel Vistula, Oder Odra and Elbe. On the top there are four putti. First location of Wrangelbrunnen was at Kemperplatz/Berlin-Tiergarten. In 1902 it was replaced by the Rolandbrunnen (Berlin), which was destroyed in WW2.
[edit] Gallery
 Wrangelfountain today in Urbanstraße, Berlin-Kreuzberg. |
 Wrangelbrunnen detail, featuring Weichsel and Oder |
 Wrangelbrunnen detail, featuring Elbe and Father Rhine |
 Wrangelbrunnen at its old place, Kemperplatz, 1879 |
 Situation plan Siegesallee with Rolandbrunnen - Rolandbrunnen on bottom (= former location of Wrangelbrunnen) |
 Postcard with Lessingdenkmal (by Otto Lessing) & Wrangelbrunnen at Kemperplatz |
[edit] Symbols
 The beauty, who symbolizes the Weichsel holds a small version of the Dirschau bridge |
 The Oder holds a Weaving shuttle, aka de:Weberschiffchen.... |
 ... and a little model of a en:paddle steamer (her ship is named after Königin Elisabeth ) |
