Installed in 1898, this fountain is surmounted by a bronze statue of Auguste Bartholdi representing Lazarus of Schwendi (1522-1583). Demolished in 1940, the fountain was rebuilt after the war with a smaller, differently oriented basin to accommodate the statue again in the Old Customs Square
Warlord in the service of Emperor Maximilian II between 1564 and 1568, Lazarus de Schwendi went to fight the Turks in Hungary, from where he is said to have brought back the Tokaj grape variety. Auguste Bartholdi was inspired by this legend to brandish a vine stock to his statue of Schwendi.
Source: Office de tourisme de Colmar
Copyright: Creative Commons CC BY 2.0
Address: Place de l'ancienne Douane, 68000 Colmar
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