Fontanna Neptuna description and photos - Poland: Gdansk (Topic)

Fontanna Neptuna description and photos - Poland: Gdansk. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Fontanna Neptuna.

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On the Dlugi Targ square in front of Artus's palace, you can see the most popular fountain in the city - with the figure of Neptune. Gdansk is often poetically called the city of Neptune. As you know, it is considered the Polish gateway to the Baltic Sea. Therefore, the fountain of Neptune is perceived as a symbol and confirmation of the legendary connection of Gdansk with the higher sea powers.

Any guide will tell you an amazing story connected with this fountain. This building, built in 1615 by the stonecutter Abraham van den Block, has always enjoyed great love among the locals and guests of Gdansk. People did not regret throwing gold coins at the feet of the bronze god of the seas. Once Neptune did not like this extremely, he got angry and hit the bowl of water with his trident. The money melted and transformed into thin golden threads that have since been present in the Goldwasser herbal infusion, produced in Gdansk. Perhaps, in order to protect the water of the fountain from coins, in 1634 it was surrounded by a high forged grating decorated with the symbols of Poland and Gdansk. Since then, a sign has also appeared, according to which the one who gets to the bowl of the fountain will be unusually lucky in life.

The bowl and the stone images of animals on it, which we see now, were created in 1757-1761. During the Second World War, this structure was saved from destruction: it was simply dismantled and hidden in a safe place. In 1954, the Neptune fountain took its place again in one of the most beautiful squares in the city.

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