Wolfsbrunnen (München)

The Wolfsbrunnen stands in Munich’s city centre, a small fountain built in 1904 by sculptors Heinrich Düll and Georg Pezold. Its patrons were Adolf and Apollonia Wolf, who wanted their name carved into the city’s public spaces. The basin is made of Treuchtlinger marble, and a bronze column rises from it, topped by a figure of Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf. The bronze work was cast by C. Leyrer, and four wolf heads at the base serve as spouts. Ornamental details in the Jugendstil style decorate the column and basin. The fountain is also called the Rotkäppchenbrunnen, linking it to the fairy tale. Visitors find a quiet circle of paving around the basin, where the water falls from the wolf heads into the marble pool. The Jugendstil patterns on the column catch the light, and the scene invites a pause in the busy centre. The name of the Wolf family is still visible on the marble, linking the present to the past.