Frankfurt Attractions
Romerberg, Frankfurt © Paul Micallef
Well of Justice (Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen)
The Well of Justice, or Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen, was built in
Frankfurt's central square of Romweberg in 1541. About 70 years
later the wells received stone interiors and the Statue of Justice
watched over them. In 1612, when Kaiser Matthias was crowned, it
was not water, but wine that flowed freely from the stone lions'
mouths. In 1887, the wells were renovated and the stone figures
copied. The original sandstone statues were moved to the Museum of
Local History.
Address: Römerberg, Frankfurt
