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Buttbrunnen
A Stone Tribute to King Friedrich Wilhelm IV.
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The Buttbrunnen on Berlin's Museum Island is a unique piece of historicist architecture, designed by Robert Schirmer in 1916. Crafted from Franconian shell limestone, it adorns the southern retaining wall between the steps leading to the Altes Museum. The fountain is scenically located between the paths to the Iron Bridge and today's Bodestraße.
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The Buttbrunnen is also known as the 'Flounder on Dry Land.'
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1916
- Architect
- Walter Köppen
- Architectural Style
- Historicism
- Height
- 77 m
- Heritage Status
- Heritage Ensemble
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- Editorial review
- Not reviewed
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