Fountains develop the monumental spatial concept of the Square, which was founded by the Premysl Otakar the II., the fifth King of Bohemia in the Middle Ages. They complete the cadence of proportions and material order that was first used on the 1681 Plague Column in one of the four corners. Names of the three fountains are freely inspired by the Coat of Arms of the city. The concept defines architecture of the sculptural spouts as Signs in space, reviving the original concept of “wasserkasten”, big bowls accumulating water for public usage. Poems by Petr Borkovec are prepared to be inscribed in gold on the surface of the fountains in 2015, the year when Pilsen will become European Capital of Culture.

Angel

• Architect: Ondrej Císler
• Team: David Blahout (gilding), Jakub Vlcek, Pavel Hošek, Michal Blažek (sculptors), Juraj Smolen, Ondrej Dušek (architects)
• Project: 2004 (winner of a two stage competition)
• Completion: 2010
• General Contractor: Swietelsky Stavební Ltd., subdivision Dopravní Stavby Západ, Plzen
• Bronze: Aleš Svojtka, Stará Hut s.r.o.
• Technology: KTS AME Hradec Králové
• Stone: Pražský kámen s.r.o.
• Investor: City of Plzen, Costs: ca. 21.5 mil. CZK
• Height: 4.5 m
• Material: gilded bronze, black Fuian granite, patinated bronze
• Photography: Vasil Stanko, Karel Kocourek

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