RostockSights

Square, Plaza sights in Rostock

  1. A

    Neuer Markt

    Just around the corner from the Marienkirche is this open square, dominated by the splendid and rather pink 13th-century Rathaus. Opposite the Rathaus is a lovely series of restored gabled houses and a stylised, sea-themed fountain (2001) by artist Waldemar Otto. The explanatory plaque says the four figures are Neptune and his sons, although locals seem to think they represent the four elements.

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  2. B

    Brunnen der Lebensfreude

    At the centre of the mall is Universitätsplatz, positively swarming with people year-round, and its centrepiece, the crazy rococo Brunnen der Lebensfreude.

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