Schüleinbrunnen

The Schüleinbrunnen is a running fountain on Schüleinplatz in Munich’s Berg am Laim district. Julius Seidler, a local sculptor, designed it and unveiled it in September 1928. The fountain honours Joseph Schülein, a Jewish businessman who donated land after the First World War to ease the housing shortage. A small park around the square still bears his name. Schülein’s gift made decent homes possible for many families in the 1920s. The fountain itself is built from Brannenburger Nagelfluh, a local stone. Four columns support a basin, and a fifth, thicker column rises through the basin’s centre. Water flows from four bronze inlets on this column, each shaped like a brewers’ boy. Visitors see a quiet square framed by the fountain’s stonework. The bronze figures stand at eye level, their water spouting into the basin below. The park’s benches offer a place to rest while the gentle splash fills the air. The whole scene sits within an everyday neighbourhood, far from tourist crowds.