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Child Eater Fountain (Kindlifresserbrunnen)

Kindlifresserbrunnen
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FountainsHistorical Sites
Open year round, 24/7
Recommended sightseeing time:10 minutes
Address:
Granary Place, Bern, SwitzerlandMap
Phone: +41 31 328 12 12
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A pool of crystal clear spring water, a column decorated with exquisite sculptures, is a long memorial, such a scene is everywhere in the old Bern city, or stands in the center of the small square, or the tree in the center of the main road, forming a unique beautiful scenery. Among the many fountains, the most exquisite and complicated is the Shitong Fountain. The fountain built in 1545-1546 is erected in front of the granary square on the north side of the bell tower. It is said that because children often stumbled and fell into the nearby deep ditch a long time ago, a striking fountain was built to warn bear children to be cautious. At the top of the fountain column, a sitting ogre is devouring children, and many innocent children are scattered around the ogre's surroundings and feet, in a realistic form and very scared to think about it. At the bottom of the column, there is a circle of well-behaved bears symbolized by Bern. Finding the 11 children in the sculpture is a task of examining eyesight.

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