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Dortmund
Stadt Dortmund
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Stadtgarten

Gaukler-Brunnen

Busker Fountain

Eberhard Linke
1982

Description

40 m long and 18 m wide fountain using the hillside situation with a vertical drop of about 4 m for its water feature. The structure shows also two pedestrian stairs and wild river winding its way from the source at the top to the the circular basin. With four larger-than-life bronze statues of entertainers:

Fire-eaters (Feuerschlucker),
Gargoyles (Wasserspucker),
Jugglers (Jongleurs)
Magicians (Jackenzauberer)

N.B. We photographed the fountain in February, the water was switched off.

Inscription(s)

1857 [logo] 1982
zum 19. juni 1982 errichteten die
dortmunder stadtwerke ag
den bürgern der stadt diesen
gaukler-brunnen
geschaffen von
prof. eberhard linke

Signature

monogram EL '81, E Linke 1981
Dortmund / Jongleurs in / der Augenbrande (?)

Sculptor

Eberhard Linke (Lauban, Schlesien, 1937), German sculptor in Flonheim (Website – Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Bildende Kunst in Dortmund, Kunst im öffent. Raum.
Dortmundtourismus, Gauklerbrunnen.

Locatie (N 51°30'38" - E 7°27'50") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw153; Photograph: 13 February 2011
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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© Website and photos: René & Peter van der Krogt

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