Concourse in the Bronx in Bronx County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Heinrich Heine Fountain
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 14, 2023
1. The Heinrich Heine Fountain Marker
Inscription.
The Heinrich Heine Fountain (also called The Lorelei Fountain) honors the German poet and writer (1797-1856) whose poem "Die Lorelei" immortalized the siren of Romantic legend. The marble sculptural group depicts Lorelei seated on a rock in the Rhine River among mermaids, dolphins and seashells. The bas reliefs around the pedestal include a profile of Heine. As a result of a campaign by many German writers and scholars, the sculptor Ernst Herter (1846-1917) was commissioned, with the financial assistance of Empress Elizabeth of Austria, to design the fountain in 1888 for the writer's home city of Düsseldorf, which declined the monument on aesthetic as well as political grounds. The fountain was purchased by a committee of German-Americans in 1893 and dedicated in what was then known as Grand Concourse Plaza on July 8, 1899. It was moved to the park's north end in 1940. In 1999 this monument was restored, relocated to its original location and placed in a newly landscaped setting in Joyce Kilmer Park.
Location. 40° 49.646′ N, 73° 55.392′ W. Marker is in Bronx, New York, in Bronx County. It is in Concourse. It can be reached from East 161 Street west of Grand Concourse, on the right when traveling west. The marker is on the grounds of Joyce Kilmer Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 94 East 161 Street, Bronx NY 10452, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Heinrich Heine Fountain (here, next to this marker); Louis J. Heintz Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Chateau Thierry (about 300 feet away, measured in
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 14, 2023
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
