Fountain "Four Lions", Fountain in Sremski Karlovci, Serbia

The Four Lions Fountain stands in the centre of Branko Radičević Square in Sremski Karlovci, on three marble steps. It consists of a basin of red marble, known as vörös marvany and quarried near Pécs in Hungary, and a square-section pillar with a broad profiled plinth and a baroque vase on top. Water flows continuously from copper pipes set in the mouths of four metal lion heads.

The fountain was erected in 1799 to mark the completion of Sremski Karlovci's first waterworks, promoted by town physician Dr Jovan Živković and funded chiefly by Metropolitan Stefan Stratimirović. It was moved to its present spot in 1903 after the Gymnasium building was constructed, and restored in 1858, 1925 and 2007, as stone plaques above the basin record.

Local legend holds that anyone who drinks from the fountain will return to Sremski Karlovci and marry there. The fountain stands in the middle of Branko Radičević Square, the town's main square, and has become a symbol of Karlovci.

The fountain stands in the middle of Branko Radičević Square, the main square of Sremski Karlovci, raised on three marble steps. The square is level and open, so the fountain can be approached from all sides on foot. Water flows continuously from the copper pipes in the lions' jaws.

The red marble, called "vörös marvany", was quarried near Pécs in Hungary, and the fountain was moved to its present spot in 1903 after the Gymnasium building was erected. A local belief holds that anyone who drinks its water will return to Sremski Karlovci and marry there.