Hundertwasserhaus Fountain, Vienna, Austria
Hundertwasser's stunning ceramic-decorated fountain graces the entrance of the Hundertwasserhaus, one of Vienna's most captivating attractions. This vibrant social housing complex is a true masterpiece, where exterior motifs and shapes burst with color and imagination. The soil undulates, creating a unique landscape, and trees thrive within the confines of the buildings, transforming the interior into a living, breathing work of art.
The fountain's model is a classical Roman fountain, comprises five parts placed one on top of the other:
1. a concrete basin where the signs of the zodiac are inlayed into the bottom of the fountain in mosaic.
2. a ceramic basin with matte white, black and grey portions
3. a concrete-casting basin
4. a smaller pink ceramic basin
5. a concrete-casting angel on top
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