Towards the end of the 17th century, Prince-Bishop Lothar Franz von Schönborn decided to modernize the fountain and in 1697 commissioned the sculptor Casper Metzner to create today’s Neptune figure – a classic Baroque motif.
As a special feature, the stone sea god wears a trident whose fork-shaped tip stands out golden from the rest of the statue. This weapon prompted the Bamberg citizens to give the statue its nickname, which has survived to this day. Thus the Bamberg Neptune became the Gabelmann – or Gabelmoo, as the locals call it. Gabelmann literally means “fork man” (Gabel=fork, Mann=man).
18. April 2018
Towards the end of the 17th century, Prince-Bishop Lothar Franz von Schönborn decided to modernize the fountain and in 1697 commissioned the sculptor Casper Metzner to […]
18. April 2018
While the work on the building, started in 1717, could be completed in 1720, the realization of the outdoor facilities lasted until the year 1722. Until […]
18. April 2018
The Rose Garden, built in 1602, is located directly on the back of the New Residence, but was not yet used for this purpose at the […]
18. April 2018
During the early 10th century, the House of Babenberg lost a bloody feud against the Rhenish-Franconian family of the Konradines. Their property fell to the royal […]
18. April 2018
Construction phases The construction of the building took place in 1602 in two separate phases. The first section, consisting of two wings, was commissioned by Prince […]
18. April 2018
History of the church In the years from 1057 to 1059 the collegiate monastery was founded by bishop Gunther. The consecration of the present church took […]
18. April 2018
At the beginning of the 18th century it was decided that the chapter house was no longer suitable and the architect Balthasar Neumann was commissioned with […]
