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The Lorelei Fountain, also known as the Heinrich Heine Memorial, is a monument located on East 161st Street in the Concourse section of the Bronx, New York City, near the Bronx County Courthouse. It was designed by German sculptor Ernst Herter and created in 1896 out of Italian white marble in Laas, South Tyrol. [2]
The Heinrich Heine Fountain (also known as the Lorelei Fountain) honors the German poet, writer, and social dissident Heinrich Heine (1797–1856), whose poem Die Lorelei immortalized the mysterious creature of romantic legend.
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This beautiful fountain in the Bronx's Joyce Kilmer Park honors German poet Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), author of Die Lorelei—about a siren who lured sailors to their deaths on the Rhine. The sculptural group, carved out of white Tyrolean marble, depicts the Lorelei (siren) seated on a rock in the Rhine River among mermaids, dolphins, and ...
Heinrich Heine Fountain. The Heinrich Heine Fountain (also known as the Lorelei Fountain) honors the German poet, writer, and social dissident Heinrich Heine (1797–1856), whose poem Die…. Read More.
Jul 14, 2023 · The Heinrich Heine Fountain (also called The Lorelei Fountain) honors the German poet and writer (1797-1856) whose poem "Die Lorelei" immortalized the siren of Romantic legend. The marble sculptural group depicts Lorelei seated on a rock in the Rhine River among mermaids, dolphins and seashells.
Nov 27, 2023 · In appreciation of MAS’s long care of the Heine Fountain, Commissioner Larry Scoones and the Bronx horticultural crew place magnificent winter evergreens in the fountain’s basin adding majesty to this beautiful fountain while providing protection against freezing conditions and possible damage.
Feb 23, 2017 · The Heinrich Heine Fountain (“Die Lorelei”) by Ernest Herter during and after restoration. Last summer and fall, twenty-four monuments received maintenance treatments.