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The Stork Fountain is located on Amagertorv in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was a present to Crown Prince Frederik (later Frederik VIII) and Crown Princess Louise in connection with their silver wedding anniversary in 1894. It depicts three storks about to set off. Since 1950 it has been a tradition that newly graduated midwives dance around the fountain.〔 Various photos including one of midwives' dance.〕 ==History== In 1888, the Society for the Beautification of Copenhagen announced a competition for a fountain on the prominent square to celebrate the upcoming silver wedding anniversary of Crown Prince Frederik (VIII) and Crown Princess Louise on 28 July 1894. Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint proposed a fountain depicting an Amager farmer sitting on a . The competition was won by Edvard Petersen and Vilhelm Bissen. Another entry in the competition was Bindesbøll's and Skovgaard's Dragon Fountain, which was later erected in the City Hall Square where it is now seen. The fountain was inaugurated in 1894. During the late 1960s the fountain became a popular venue for members of the protest movements. Danish folk singer Cæsar received mainstream popularity with his protest song named Storkespringvandet (Stork Fountain) about police brutality. The song's lyrics written by Thøger Olesen were set to popular Scottish nursery rhyme Ally Bally Bee (Coulter's Candy). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stork Fountain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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