The sovereign ruler of an empire is called "Emperor" and the fountain can be used for decorative purposes or a symbol instead of a function of a water supply to the city because the modern water pipe system has been equipped and installed in all household units in Europe. If you visit a border city called Constance or "Konstanz", you will find the Emperor's fountain in the city center, originally built in 1897:
The fountain has been renovated, rebuilt and redecorated. A competition under the theme "Emperor" in 1892, Hans Baur was the winner artist. It is hard to miss this spot. There are many interesting elements that you should have a look such as a peace contract of Constance, Friedensvertrags von Konstanz (1183):
A plaque is bolted on the street as a reminder of the free imperial city during the Holy Roman Empire, 1192-1548:
There are four German Emperors statues on this fountain representing the Holy Roman Emperor, Heinrich III. (Franken), Friedrich Barbarossa (Hohenstaufen), Maximilian I. (Habsburg) und Wilhelm I. (Preußen). Although one side of the fountain remains closed or unseen:
The other three sides of the fountain, you can clearly see the face of the Emperors. We guessed one of the Holy Roman Empire's greatest medieval emperors, Friedrich Barbarossa (Hohenstaufen) is the statue with long beard:
Next, the Holy Roman Emperor, Heinrich III. (Franken):
The opposite side of Heinrich III could be the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I. (Habsburg):
There are also many other wappens on the pole:
In 1990, Gernot Rumpf designed the additional part, lake rabbits or what German called it "Seehasen" :
The peacock sculpture is included:
The emperor's horse statue that doesn't look realistic, more or less like a designed horse for animation film:
Below the Emperor's statue, there is a female statue, only the top part can be seen:
This is Bianca Maria Sforza, the second wive of Emperor Maximilian. It is said that he married her for monetary reasons only. The distance between the two sculptures should symbolize that they were not very close. Maximilian looked down on her and called her "intellectualy limited" - whether this is true or he was talking bad about her is not known.
This fountain has been changed and added figures such as the animals with the pope's hat and crown at the corner behind this female statue. It is now like a tourist attraction spot of the city center. Nevertheless, no one would do bowing to this fountain and say "Hail to the emperor!"
