Banneret Fountain and Diesse Tower
Rue Fleury, Neuchâtel 2000 - Switzerland
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The Banneret Fountain, originally used for watering horses and cattle, is the oldest existing well outside the town fortifications. Nearby is the Diesse Tower, which is a relic of those protective walls. In 1581 the fountain was redesigned by Laurent Perrenoud. The figures are painted in a polychrome style that is very typical of Renaissance sculpture. Other Renaissance fountains in Neuchâtel are the Justice fountain (1547) on Rue de l’Hôpital, the Griffin Fountain (1668) on Rue du Château and the fountains on Rue des Boucheries and on Rue du Neubourg.
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