Obélisque de Malmedy - Malmedy - Belgique - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

[FR]

"L'obélisque de Malmédy fut érigé par Jacques de Hubin, avant-dernier prince-abbé, qui y fit d'ailleurs graver ses armoiries et sa devise, inscriptions qui disparurent à la révolution. Elle lui coûta 500 florins à l'époque. L'obélisque jeta ses premières eaux en avril 1781. Celui-ci, contrairement à celui de Nivelles taillé d'une seule pièce, est formé d'un ensemble de blocs en pierre de tailles différentes et qui reposent sur un socle carré dont chaque face porte un mascaron en forme de tête de lion. Un bac en demi-lune était accolé sur chacune des faces mais il n'en subsiste que trois, renouvelés au XIXe siècle et qui reçoivent l'eau des masques de lion en fonte. Quatre candélabres imposants étaient placés sur les faces de l'obélisque et une petite lanterne au sommet de celui-ci mais on n'en retrouve que les points de fixations.

On appelle aussi cette fontaine : fontaine Albert 1er."

[EN]

"The obelisk of Malmédy was erected by Jacques de Hubin, penultimate prince-abbot, who also had his coat of arms and motto engraved there, inscriptions which disappeared during the revolution. It cost him 500 guilders at the time. The obelisk cast its first waters in April 1781. This one, unlike that of Nivelles cut in a single piece, is made up of a set of stone blocks of different sizes and which rest on a square base, each side of which wears a mask in the shape of a lion's head. A half-moon tank was attached to each side but only three remain, renewed in the 19th century and which receive water from the cast iron lion masks. Four imposing candelabras were placed on the faces of the obelisk and a small lantern at the top of it but we only find the fixing points.

This fountain is also called the Albert-1st fountain."

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