Caesarova kašna / Caesar Fountain - Olomouc (Central Moravia)
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N 49° 35.638 E 017° 15.131
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Baroque Caesar Fountain (Caesarova kašna), the biggest of seven magnificent Olomouc' Baroque fountains, is located in the eastern corner of Horní námestí (Upper Square), facing in the direction of Michael’s Hill.
Waymark Code: WMH0EB
Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/02/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Dáin & Olík
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Baroque Caesar Fountain (Caesarova kašna), the biggest of seven magnificent Olomouc' Baroque fountains, is located in the eastern corner of Horní námestí (Upper Square), facing in the direction of Michael’s Hill.

Caesar Fountain, the most famous, largest and technically most advanced Olomouc Baroque fountain depicts Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar. Its sculptural group, consisting Caesar as rider and two male figures holding cartouches, is located in the middle of the basin on an artificial rock. Two males figures personificate rivers Morava and Danube and the sitting dog is an allusion to the Olomouc' loyalty to the Roman Emperor. The autor of the fountain was Václav Render and the sculpture is a work of Jan Jirí Schauberger.

Style: Baroque

Type of building (structure): Baroque fountains

Date of origin:: 1725

Architect(s): Václav Render and Jan Jiří Schauberger

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Address:
Horní náměstí 779 11 Olomouc Czech Republic
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