The Donauweibchenbrunnen Fountain Danube Lady consists of a stone column of karst limestone, four round bowls and masks in the form of a gargoyle. At the top of the stone column is the figure of a woman on the Danube, a mythical figure who supposedly helped poor fishermen or warned them of floods in the Danube. At her feet is a small sign with the emblem of Vienna. Initially, Donauweibchenbrunnen was created by Hans Gasser by order of the municipality of Vienna in 1858 for the Fischhof (Fisherman's Coast), but was not installed there, but was placed in a city warehouse, where it lay for two years. On September 30, 1865, it was finally shown to the public as the first figured decorations of the city park. During the Second World War, a woman from the Danube, made of expensive and fragile Carrara marble, was badly damaged, so in 1948 the sculptor Fellinger made a stone copy that replaced the original. At the same time, crowns weave rumors about copies and originals. For example, they say that at the Imperial Hotel on the Ringstrasse there is an original Danube lady. They also say that a small version of the fountain, also made of Carrara marble, has been preserved in the wine museum on Karlsplatz. Another real, they say, was in a former Roman bath in the 2nd Vienna district. Translated with Google Translate
City park as a house book. As soon as the yellowed sheets are touched, the city will begin to dump its stories with enthusiasm. They will be written in calligraphic handwriting with classic curls, imitating the era, or chopped pen strokes, in accordance with the directives of the time. With crafty boasting, they will hoist glorious citizens on a pedestal or, like skeletons in a closet, hide their obscene acts in the shadow of distant alleys. His trees whisper past rumors, ponds keep silent secrets, and swarms of pigeons sweep dried leaves from the tracks like dust from a book cover. And the longer you stay in the park, the more you understand that time puts everything in its place, passions disappear and only heaven and silence patronize the living, contemplating the earthly vanity from above. Such a city park in Vienna. Translated with Google Translate
Don't be afraid to get lost in new places!
