Brabo Fountain
Detail Brabo Fountain
The Brabo Fountain is a fountain in the Belgian city of Antwerp. At the fountain is a bronze statue of Silvius Brabo by sculptor Jef Lambeaux dating from 1887. The Brabo Fountain is located on the Antwerp Town Hall on the Grand Place.
The legend of Brabo is about the giant Druon Antigoon, that the hand of reluctant payers of taxes cut off and threw it into the river Scheldt. However Brabo killed the giant and also cut off his hand, which he threw into the river. Antwerp, according to this interpretation of Hand throwing (hand werpen) out. Strangely, the image positioned such that Brabo hand towards the city seems to hurl. It has its origin in the limited distance between the town hall and the image. If you Brabo direction Scheldt position would seem to Brabo hand in City Hall wants to throw.
Sometimes, but not always, water comes out of the fountain.