Obviously, Vienna is truly beautiful in its details. It requires a lot of effort and time to make every detail. These details made Vienna an unforgettable place to live, wherever you look you can find decorations like window frames, doors, gates, statues, fountains and much more. We are getting used to them and often pass by these details, even not noticing them. In this post I would like to share with you one of these details, from which I can not take my eyes off. This is „Power at Sea“ fountain.

This fountain is located at Michaelerplatz near the main gates to Hofburg. This fountain was created by Rudolf Weyr in 1895. He is Austrian sculptor in the Neo-Baroque style. There you can also find „Power at Land“ fountain at the opposite side of Michaeler Wing of the Hofburg, which is created by another sculptor Edmund von Hellmer.

The fountain illustrates the heroic nude woman with a garment, which stands on the ship. Below her, the monster crawls out of the sea. One man seems to fall down to the depths of the ocean and another old man is looking at him out of the rock and trying to save.

I believe it is highly significant to notice details, then environment around will sparkle with new colors!

Best Wishes,

Valeriia