‘Badender Mädchen,’ (Bathing Girl) by Klaus Schwabe, 2000
Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall)
Markt (Market Square)
Leipzig, September 2024
“Just a few meters from the ‘Badender Knabe’, its female counterpart, the ‘Badender Mädchen’, (Bathing Girl) fountain, was installed in a niche on the market-facing façade of the Old Town Hall. Originally, it was adorned with a bronze sculpture by Johannes Hartmann. The original sculpture, stolen on the night of October 7, 1992, depicted a naked girl kneeling halfway on a tree stump with both hands on her hips. Since the installation of a bronze replica by Klaus Schwabe on December 2, 2000, the fountain has returned to approximately its former appearance.” (Fountain in Leipzig, Wikipedia)
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