Kindlifresserbrunnen & Old Town Fountains
Kindlifresserbrunnen
The Old Town preserves 11 painted figure fountains from the 16th century. The most famous is the grotesque “Kindlifresser,” a giant devouring a child.
Most of the figure fountains in Bern’s Old Town were built between 1545 and 1550, and the statues on their columns are painted in bright colours: a sword-bearing Lady Justice, a piper playing the bagpipes, an armoured bear, an archer and others. The Kindlifresser Fountain on Kornhausplatz attracts the most attention. A giant stuffs a child into his mouth, and the origin of the figure is still debated. The fountain water is safe to drink. Following the main street from west to east, you can find them one by one. Entry is free.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Kornhaus & Kornhauskeller
- Zytglogge
- Einsteinhaus
- Old City of Bern & Arcades
- Kirchenfeldbrücke
- Käfigturm
- Federal Palace & Bundesplatz
- Bern Minster