The Beautiful Fountain in the Hauptmarkt is a replica that was placed here in the early 20th century. The original Schöner Brunnen was erected around 1385-96.This ornate and richly painted fountain was the work of master builder Heinrich Beheimby. The three-tiered Beautiful Fountain stands in an octagonal water basin and it looks like a Gothic church spire. The fountain soars 19 metres upward and features 40 sculptured figures which reflect the world-view of the Holy Roman Empire: the pool is decorated with figures representing philosophy and the seven liberal arts and above them are the four Evangelists and the four Church Fathers. In the middle are the Seven Electors and Nine Worthies and above them Moses and Seven Prophets.The wrought-iron grille (1587) was the work of Paulus Kühn of Augsburg. Only fragments of the soft sandstone original survive and features and details of the original are now held in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum.