Caritas Well

It was built in 1608 by Christian IV and is located on Gammeltorv, now part of the Strøget pedestrian zone.

The figures depict the greatest of the three theological virtues, love or charity (caritas in Latin), symbolised by a pregnant mother with her children.

[1] The Caritas Well is a result of a relocation and modernization of an older fountain erected by Frederik II.

He provided for the construction of a six km water tube from Lake Emdrup north of the city to Gammel Torv.

[2] On the monarch's birthday (currently 16 April for Queen Margrethe II), copper balls covered in 24 carat gold, symbolising golden apples, are placed in the fountain, to balance on the streams.