Maximilian's fountain
Renaissance stone fountain crowned by an armoured knight, ringed by cheeky putti on the main square.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Maximilian's Fountain on Bratislava's Main Square starts in September 1563, when the town staged a lavish festival of Renaissance games for its new king with a wooden fortress built to be stormed as a game. It also asks who the armoured knight on the column really is, and follows the four small boys around the basin through two centuries of the town's changing sense of humour. Stand by the rim of the basin where you can see both the knight and the boys.
This audio guide was created using AI.
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