Moses Fountain - Vienna, Austria
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N 48° 12.388 E 016° 22.460
33U E 602108 N 5340162
This fountain and sculpture are in front of Vienna's Franziskaner Church.
Waymark Code: WMN0PY
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 12/03/2014
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This fountain has an octagonal base with a shallow pool. In the center is a plinth which has a sculpture of Moses atop it. Water spouts out of lion mouths on the base.
The sculpture depicts Moses as an old man in long robes with his weight completely shifted to hi right leg...leaving him in a somewhat awkward pose. He holds a staff in his left hand.
This website (
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"Franziskanerplatz with the Franciscan monastery and church has 17th and 18th C. buildings all round and is one of the most attractive squares in Vienna. The Moses Fountain, with its jaws like the base of a lion, used to stand in the courtyard of No. 6 "Zum grünen Löwen" (The Green Lion). Johann Martin Fischer designed the lead statue of Moses striking water from the rock. In 1798 it was placed on the base of the fountain which had been brought here."
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