Stone fountain Photo: Stone fountain

A monument testifying to the greatness of the city and its inhabitants, raised as a symbol of wealth and favor of Heaven to kutná Hora, still amazes with its size. This is a huge fountain-a well, erected on Raskovoi square – a little away from the historic centre. It was built on the money of a man who has done a lot for Kutna Hora-Mountain and spared no effort or expense to improve. Patron name was Jan Smíšek. The fountain was built by the project matej Rejsek, who was one of the masters also contributed to the construction of the Prague Powder tower. This was the famous architect and sculptor, who was able to put in a Stone fountain all his skills. Wall fountain reached 4 meters and were decorated with sculptures of saints, which to this day has not been preserved. The water in the fountain is fed from the source, which was located 4 km from Raskovoi square. To do this, pipes were laid from the tree, which had served up to the XIX century.

There is another version of the appearance of the Stone fountain. Some historians claim that the fountain served as a drinking water reservoir. The thing is, kutná Hora was a settlement inhabited by miners who mined and processed the silver, and this process always involved a lot of running water. It is not surprising that in the city it was never enough. Specifically for the collection and preservation of water and was created by the fountain. The locals could come to him and take as much water as they needed.

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