Trinkhalle ( Pump room) - Historical sight

Year of construction: 1839 – 1842

Architect: Heinrich Hübsch (1795 – 1863)

The Trinkhalle represents the increasing importance of the drinking cure in the 19th century. Heinrich Hübsch created a 90 meter long, open hall way, whose front is divided by arcades. The 14 wall panels of the loggia were decorated by the painter Jakob Götzenberger (1802 – 1866) with picturesque representations of regional legends. The central entrance is a triangular gable, whose allegorical figures show the healing by the spring nymph. Following the main staircase you can enter a square fountain hall which is attached to the rear of the building. The drinking fountain was supplied by pipes with thermal water from the Schlossberg. In 1875 a bust of Emperor Wilhelm I (1797 – 1888) created by Joseph von Kopf (1827 – 1903) was erected in front of the drinking hall.