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Dolphin Fountain (Delphinbrunnen)

Artist
Unknown artist
Year
Year unknown
Material
Stone and bronze
Location
Parkcafé Orangerie Elfenau

Background

“Delphinbrunnen” is a fountain of stone and bronze in the park café of the Orangerie in the Elfenau, Bern. The Elfenau is a park with a country estate on the banks of the Aare in Bern. The small Orangerie, once a carriage house, is a café in summer that hosts exhibitions by artists. The estate passed to the city of Bern in 1918. The date and maker of the fountain are not documented yet.

Researched and summarised by Bärn Kit. Sources: Kultur Stadt Bern, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (offene Daten) · Wikipedia (de): Elfenau

Location in Bern
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Parkcafé Orangerie Elfenau

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Data: Kultur Stadt Bern (open data “Kunst im öffentlichen Raum”). Found a mistake? Write to hallo@uebrig.ch.