ALBERTPLATZ - PLACE ALBERT
Separating the Innere Neustadt (the inner Neustadt) and the Äussere Neustadt (the outer Neustadt), Albertplatz is now an important place to live and gather, particularly a nerve centre for public transport, as there are many tram departures and arrivals in succession. The history of the square dates back to 1817, the date of its construction; at the time called Bautzner Platz, it was later renamed Alberplatz in honour of King Albert (1828-1902). It is bordered by the Erich-Kästner Museum, the museum dedicated to the writer of the same name, to whom two sculptures are dedicated on the square: the bronze of Erich Kästner, a young boy, on the low wall in front of the museum, is the work of Mátyás Varga (1999) and the memorial of Kästner, a bronze representing a pile of books surmounted by the famous hat of the writer, is by Wolf-Eike Kuntsche (1987) and is located on the corner of Alaunstrasse. Around the tram station, in the centre of the square, are two imposing fountains inaugurated in 1894: Stürmische Wogen (raging waves), representing a horse and Stille Wasser (still water). To the north of the square, don't miss this amazing little neo-classical temple under which a drinking water source gushes out. It is an artesian well (Artesischer Brunnen) 243.5 metres deep, an exurgence forming a well of spring water at 16 degrees Celsius (whatever the season), crowned by a fountain designed by Hans Erlwein in 1906.
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