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The Brabo Fountain (Dutch: Brabofontein ) is located in the Grote Markt
(Main Square) of Antwerp, in front of the Town Hall of the city. The
ceremonial inauguration of the sculpture took place in 1887. Jef Lambeaux
realized the set of the bronze fountain.
The reason is the legend of the name of the city, in which it is said that the
giant Druon Antigoon cut off a hand to all the ship captains who moored in the
area and refused to pay toll, then throwing it to the Scheldt. The captain of
the Roman army Brabo cut off the giant's hand imitating what he had done. The
fountain reflects the moment when the Brabo throws the giant's hand into the
river. According to this legend, the etymology of the name of the city Antwerp
is a composition of the Dutch words "(h)ant" (hand) and "werpen" (launch).
However, John Lothrop Motley argues, and so do a lot of Dutch etymologists and
historians, that Antwerp's name derives from " anda" (at) and "werpum"
(wharf) to give an 't werf (on the wharf, in the same meaning as the current
English wharf). Aan 't werp (at the warp) is also possible. This "warp"
(thrown ground) is a man-made hill or a river deposit, high enough to remain
dry at high tide, whereupon a construction could be built that would remain
dry. Another word for werp is pol (dyke) hence polders (the dry land behind
a dyke, that was no longer flooded by the tide).Thanks for Watching please like and subscribe!
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