Messenger Fountain
Läuferbrunnen, Läuferplatz, Berne 3011 - Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)31 328 12 12
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Now located in the Läuferplatz, the Messenger, or Runner, Fountain has moved several times since it was first erected in 1545. The fountain, which until around 1663 was known as the Brunnen beim Unteren Tor (Fountain by the Lower Gate), is by the Swiss Renaissance sculptor, Hans Geing, who was most active in Berne and Fri Bourg. The fountain originally had an octagonal trough, which was replaced before 1757 by a rectangular one, which in turn was replaced in 1824. The current square column replaced an original round pillar.
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