The Neptune Fountain, one of the most famous fountains in Berlin today was not initially meet with approval: the emperor Wilhelm I did not like it. The young sculptor Reinhold Begas submitted a first design as early as 1880, but construction did not begin until after the death of Wilhelm I. The fountain has only been at its current location opposite the Red City Hall since 1969; it originally stood in front of the Berlin Palace. Inspired by the sculptor’s trip to Italy, the structure depicts the eponymous sea god among four women.
