The Trinkhalle (pump house) in the

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spa complex in

Baden-Baden Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the Rhine, the border with Fra ...

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Goethezeitportal: '' "Jakob Götzenbergers Freskobilder in der Trinkhalle zu Baden-Baden" ''
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Heinrich Hübsch Heinrich Hübsch (9 February 1795 – 3 April 1863) was a German architect. After studies in Heidelberg (1813–15) and at Friedrich Weinbrenner's school of architecture in Karlsruhe (1815–17) he traveled extensively in Greece and Italy ( ...

in a complementary architectural style as the spa's main building. The 90-metre arcade is lined with frescos and benches. The spa waters are said to have curative powers.Schulte-Peevers
p. 433.
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Motifs of the frescos

The frescoes by

Jakob Götzenberger Jakob Götzenberger (Franz Jakob Julius Götzenberger, Heidelberg 4 November 1802 – Darmstadt 6 October 1866) was a German mural painter and portraitist, a pupil of Peter Cornelius. He spent much of the later part of his career in Engl ...

are listed in the order from left (south) to right (north). Image title and text come from the board that is attached under the respective image.

Notes

References

* MacLachlan, Gordon. (2004)
''The Rough Guide to Germany.''
New York:

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. * Schulte-Peevers, Andrea, Anthony Haywood, Jeremy Gray, Sarah Johnstone and Daniel Robinson. (2007)
''Germany.''
Footscray, Victoria:

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External links

Baden-Baden official website
Buildings and structures in Baden-Baden Buildings and structures completed in 1842 Heritage sites in Baden-Württemberg {{BadenWürttemberg-struct-stub