You will find the city’s oldest fountain, the Persephone Fountain, in front of the main entrance to the Town Hall. It was built in the former location of the old 17th century well, one of the four municipal wells in the Old Market Square area. The well was converted into the fountain in the second half of the 18th century, hence its late baroque sand sculpture illustrating the scene of Persephone’s kidnapping by the god of the underworld. The fountain was  designed by Augustin Schops. Its four reliefs present the four elements of fire, air, water and earth and are accompanied by the city’s crest.

Picture 1 – The Persephone Fountain
On the other side of the Town Hall, you will find the Bamberka’s Well, which dates back to 1915, with a figure of a woman wearing a characteristic Bamber outfit, with a yoke and jugs used in winemaking. The well’s basin which gathered water from its two streams, was used as a drinking place for horses although the well was also used by the local people for other purposes. Initially, the well stood in a different place in the Market Square but it was moved to its current location in the 1920s.

Picture 2 – The Bamberka’s Well
Three relatively new fountains have been built in three corners of the Market Square and each of them is devoted to a different Roman God, and so Persephone has been joined by Apollo, Neptune and Mars. All three fountains have replaced the old wells formerly used by the dwellers of this part of the city.

Picture 3 – The Apollo’s Fountain
Walking away from the Market Square, you will find the recently renovated fountain at Marcinkowskiego Avenue, so-called “The Fountain with the Frogs”. It was built in 1909, funded by the well-known entrepreneur Gustav Kronthal, though apparently its design was reviewed by the great Prussian Emperor, Wilhelm II. Apart from the frogs, captured in the fountain’s name, it is also adorned by the figures of boys riding on dolphins.

Picture 4 – The fountain in Marcinkowskiego Avenue
The last well-known fountain in the city center is the Lions’ Fountain in the yard of the Emperor’s Castle, near the Opera. The fountain was built at the beginning of the 20th century and was supposed to be a copy of the famous 13th century  lion’s fountain in the Grenada alhambra. A bowl resting on eight lions (12 in the Grenadian fountain) is complemented by the additional bowl supported by Arab columns, which feeds water to the other bowl.

Picture 5 – The Lions’ Fountain.
There are also plans to build a new fountain on the recently renovated Wolności Square, which has undergone intensive repair after a three-level car park has been built under its surface and is now restored to its previous condition The architects involved in the whole project are currently working on the fountain’s design.