Everyone from foot-sore tourists to buskers and skateboarding teens gathers around the quirky Weltbrunnen, a 1983 creation of local artist Joachim Schmettau. Nicknamed Wasserklops (water meatball), it's made from red granite and bronze, and festooned with sculptures of humans and animals.
Weltbrunnen
City West & Charlottenburg
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