This is just part of the Mende fountain in front of the Gewandhaus, was inspired by Bernini's fountain on Piazza Navona in Rome. It was paid for by the estate of a Leipzig citizen, Marianne Pauline Mende in 1886. It's the only really old part of the square that is left.
Tuesday 14 April 2009
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It's an amazing sculpture! I feel so sorry for the winged horse — fighting to retain his freedom. (It's that realistic!)
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful. Too bad they don't make them like that anymore.
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