Fontaine de la sirène du Danube, Bronze fountain in Palais Ferstel, Vienna, Austria.
The Fontaine de la sirène du Danube sits in the hexagonal courtyard of Palais Ferstel between two main streets. Three female water figures dance around a central column topped by a figure representing the river itself.
The fountain was created in 1861 by two renowned sculptors and has stood in this courtyard since its completion. It was an ambitious project that showed the prosperity and power of a major bank in the 19th century.
The figures around the basin show a merchant, a shipbuilder, and a fisherman - people who lived from the river. They tell the story of work and life along the water in centuries past.
The fountain sits in a closed courtyard that is easy to reach from the street. The best time to visit is during the regular hours when the building courtyard is open to the public.
Water flows from the mouths of three bronze water birds perched around the basin, acting as gargoyles. These small details show the careful craftsmanship put into every corner of this work.
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