Tritonenbrunnen in Düsseldorf, Limestone fountain on Königsallee in Düsseldorf, Germany

The Tritonenbrunnen is a fountain complex of Euville limestone at the north end of Königsallee in Düsseldorf. Seen from Corneliusplatz, it resembles a bridge with a stone balustrade, ornamental vases and putti. Below a projecting platform with stone benches, the sea god Triton, armed with a spear and a knife, holds back a large water-spouting fish fought by two naked water children; the group rests on artificial rocks flanked by shells with water-spouting lion heads.

Friedrich Coubillier designed this limestone structure between 1898 and 1902 specifically for the northern end of Königsallee. The work marks a transformation of the area during that period and became an important landmark for the district.

The fountain depicts a figure from Greek mythology interacting with water children and a large fish. This representation shapes the appearance of the square and serves as a visual landmark that visitors notice while walking through the area.

The fountain closes the canal axis at the northern end of Königsallee, opposite Corneliusplatz, so it is reached on foot along the allee. From Corneliusplatz the whole ensemble reads as a bridge with balustrades, vases and putti; the basin itself lies below a projecting platform with stone benches. The complex has been a protected monument since 24 October 1994.

The sculptor Friedrich Coubillier inspired Joseph Hammerschmidt, who in 1899 created the Jröne Jong sculpture. The Tritonenbrunnen was bought by the Stadtverschönerungsverein for the Königsallee, and restoration work in 2015, 2018 and 2021 cost the city 400,000 euros.