The Neptune Fountain (German: Neptunbrunnen) in Berlin was built in 1891 and was designed by Reinhold Begas.

The four women around him represent the four main rivers of Prussia at the time the fountain was constructed: the Elbe (with the allegorical figure holding fruits and ears of corn), Rhine (fishnet and grapes), Vistula (wooden blocks, symbols of forestry), and Oder (goats and animal skins).

Eventually, after being restored, the fountain was moved in 1969 to its present location between the St Mary's Church and the Rotes Rathaus.

[citation needed] There was another well-known Neptunbrunnen [de; pl] in Breslau (nicknamed "Gabeljürge" or "Georgie Fork" by the locals), but it was destroyed during World War II and the city was later transferred to Poland.

In 2013, a member of the Berlin Police Force shot an armed man before the fountain.