The Baroque Proserpina Fountain in front of the town hall in the evening i

Monuments and fountains

Proserpina Fountain

The Proserpina Fountain stands in front of the town hall on the Old Market Square. It is a Baroque work by Augustyn Schöps, completed in 1766, and the only one of the square's four historic fountains to survive to this day.

History

Wells on the square were already mentioned in 1568, when wooden figures of a lion and a deer were ordered for them. In 1615 they were replaced by statues of Apollo, Jupiter, Mars and Neptune.

In 1758 the councillors commissioned a new fountain from Augustyn Schöps. The work lasted until 1766.

In 2010 Lech Poznań fans celebrating the Polish championship damaged the fountain. It was repaired after a month, with money collected by the fans themselves.

What to see

The scene of the abduction of Proserpina by Pluto, ruler of the underworld, carved in sandstone.

Bas-reliefs of the four elements on the walls of the basin (fire, water, air and earth) and the coat of arms of Poznań.

Sources (in Polish)

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