Beautiful but well-hidden work of art
Hamburg, Hamburg 20535
+49 (0)40 3005 1300 (Information fur touristen)
Review © 2009, Wcities
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Beautiful but well-hidden work of art |
Caspar-Voght-Strasse 54 Hamburg, Hamburg 20535 +49 (0)40 3005 1300 (Information fur touristen) |
The recently-renovated facade of Hamburg's town hall is well worth admiring, but visitors should also pop into the courtyard to admire the fabulous Hygieia Fountain, decorated with bronze figures and a huge statue of Hygieia, the Goddess of Health. Town hall architect Martin Haller and sculptor Joseph von Cramer had originally planned to erect a statue of the Goddess Mercure to represent commerce, but the Goddess of Health was chosen as a reaction to the awful cholera epidemic of 1892, which cost 8000 lives. The epidemic was eventually conquered by the improvement of hygiene and the modernization of drinking-water supplies. Review © 2009, Wcities |
 Hygieia fountain Photo: Udo Herzog |
 Hygieia fountain Photo: Desideria |
 Hygieia fountain Photo: SGPlewka |
 Hygieia fountain Photo: Hendrik Bergunde |
 Hygieia fountain Photo: Hendrik Bergunde |
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