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 Fountain of "shock-headed Peter"
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Artist: Franziska Lenz-Gerharz

This bronze fountain, erected in 1985 at downtown's Hauptwache, pays tribute to the celebrated Frankfurt physician, Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann, who gained worldwide acclaim as one of the most popular authors of children's books.

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