THREE FOUNTAINS FOR PILSEN
The fountains develop a monumental spatial concept of the Square, which was established in the Middle Ages. They complete the scale of proportion and material canon that was first used on the 1681 Plague Column in one of the four corners. Names of the three fountains are freely inspired by the Coat of Arms of the city. The concept defines architecture of the sculptural spouts as Spatial Signs, reviving the original concept of “wasserkasten”, big bowls accumulating water for public usage. Poems by Petr Borkovec were prepared to be inscribed on the surface of the fountains, but weren’t realised.
LOCATION:
Pilsen
DATES:
design for a competition 2004
construction 2006-2010
inauguration 29. 7. 2010
MATERIALS:
gilded bronze
Fujian black granite
bronze, stainless steel
DIMENSIONS:
angel - h. 4,9 m, 2 round bowls 2,8 m in diameter each
camel - h. 4,1 m, square basin 4,9 x 4,9 m
greyhound - h. 3,7 m, eliptical bowl 4,2 m in diameter
ARCHITECT:
Ondřej Císler
COLLABORATION:
gilding David Blahout
architects Juraj Smoleň, Ondřej Dušek
sculptors jakub Vlček, Pavel Hošek, Michal Blažek
COSTS:
27 mil. Kč
CONTRACTOR:
Swietelsky, s.r.o.
STONE:
Pražský kámen, s.r.o.
Xiamen Hottop Co., Ltd
BRONZE:
Stará huť, s.r.o.
TECHNOLOGY:
KTS-AME s.r.o.
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Karel Kocourek
Vasil Stanko