Donauweibchenbrunnen, Marble fountain in Stadtpark, Vienna, Austria
The Donauweibchenbrunnen is a fountain in Vienna's Stadtpark consisting of a limestone column with four round basins and head masks as water spouts. At the top sits the draped figure of the Donauweibchen, a legendary maiden, with a small shield bearing Vienna's coat of arms at her feet. The fountain dispenses drinking water.
The fountain was created by sculptor Hans Gasser in 1858 as an art commission. World War II damage led to a stone replica installed in 1948, with the original marble figure now kept elsewhere.
The figure is the Donauweibchen, a legendary maiden said to have helped fishermen in distress or warned them of Danube floods. A small shield with Vienna's coat of arms lies at her feet, and the fountain still spouts drinking water rather than ornamental water.
The fountain sits in Vienna's first district within easy walking distance and offers free access to drinking water. Visitors can approach it directly without restrictions or special requirements.
The 1948 replacement was carved by sculptor Fellinger after wartime damage destroyed the Carrara marble figure. A reduced Carrara marble version of the fountain figure is held at the Wien Museum on Karlsplatz, and either the original or a copy stands in the Hotel Imperial on the Ringstrasse.
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