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The "Beautiful Fountain" or "Beautiful Fountain" (Schöner Brunnen) is the most famous fountain in Nuremberg, which is included in the list of the main attractions of Nuremberg.It is located in the center of Nuremberg, on the edge of The Market square (Hauptmarkt). nitially, the Beautiful fountain was built of sandstone, by a bricklayer and architect from Nuremberg - Heinrich Boeheim, between 1385 and 1396 and had its own water supply. According to other sources, the fountain was built by the brothers Georg and Fritz Ruprecht together with Sebald Schonhofer.
According to the plan, the purpose of the fountain was to display the worldview of the statehood of the Holy Roman Empire and the theocentric worldview of the Middle Ages.
Throughout history, the fountain has been restored and rebuilt several times.
Today, on the main market square of the city, you can see a colorfully painted replica of the seashell fountain - 1903, a stepped platform was also erected around the fountain at that time. The surviving remains of the original fountain are in The German National Museum in Nuremberg (Germanisches Nationalmuseum).
During the Second World War, for safety, the fountain was filled with concrete and thus remained intact during the bombing of the city.
In 2016, the beautiful fountain was completely renovated and since then has external and internal LED lighting.
