Maximilian Fountain

The Roland Fountain is a Roland statue and among the most famous fountains in , . It is located on the Main Square of the . Its construction was ordered by Maximilian II, the king of Royal Hungary, in 1572 to provide a public water supply.
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  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: fountain in Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Also known as: “Roland Fountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bratislava City Museum and House of Palugyay.

Museum
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The is a museum in , , established in 1868. Its headquarters are located in the , near the Main Square at the Old Town Hall.

Castle
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is a castle.

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is the main castle of , the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the , directly above the river, in the middle of Bratislava. is situated 580 metres west of Maximilian Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bratislava and Vnútorné mesto.

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, is the capital and largest city of . It has a population of more than 475,000, and is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the country.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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The of Bratislava is the historic center and one of the boroughs of , in the of . It is coextensive with the smallest Slovak administrative district by area, Bratislava I.

Maximilian Fountain

Latitude
48.14336° or 48° 8′ 36″ north
Longitude
17.10816° or 17° 6′ 29″ east
Inception
1572
Open location code
8FWV44V5+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 182847616
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4178866
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Maximilian Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “罗兰喷泉”
  • Chinese: “马克西米安喷泉”
  • Czech: “Maximiliánova fontána”
  • Czech: “Maxmiliánova fontána”
  • Czech: “Rolandova fontána”
  • French: “Fontaine de Maximilien”
  • French: “fontaine de Roland”
  • French: “Fontaine de Roland”
  • German: “Maximiliansbrunnen”
  • Hungarian: “Roland kút”
  • Korean: “막시밀리안 분수”
  • Polish: “Fontanna Maksymiliana”
  • Russian: “Фонтан Максимилиана”
  • Slovak: “Maximiliánova fontána”
  • Slovak: “Rolandova fontána”
  • Slovenian: “Rolandov vodnjak”
  • Spanish: “Fuente Maximiliano”
  • Spanish: “Maximiliánova fontána”
  • Ukrainian: “Фонтан Максиміліана”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài phun nước Maximilian”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Embassy of France and Jesenákov palác.

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