Bright business card of the city. Preparations for the creation of the fountain began in 1606, but almost thirty years passed before its opening. One of the first to do this work was Jakub Kordes from Lübeck, but for unknown reasons he was refused. The construction of the fountain was entrusted to the architect and sculptor Abraham van den Master himself made the stone details of the fountain - a pool, a dark marble bowl brought from the Belgian Dinan, and a pedestal decorated with various sculptures. The Neptune sculpture was made by other local craftsmen, Peter Husen and Johann Rogge. Abraham van dem Blok, although an experienced stone carver, could not cope with the preparation of the model for casting. The sculpture was cast in bronze in the workshop of Hans Reichel in Augsburg and brought to Gdańsk in 1921. At the end of World War II, the most valuable elements of the fountain, including the figure of Neptune, were removed and taken outside of Gdansk. The remaining parts of the object were hidden in the fountain pool and walled up. After the end of hostilities, the removed parts of the fountain were found in the village of Parkhovo and returned to the city. Among the ruins near the court of Artus, his fence was also found. However, many elements were missing from the fountain, including Neptune's trident. In 1950, the restoration of the fountain began, which lasted until 1957. According to one of the local legends, the world-famous Goldwasser tincture, which is produced in Gdansk, appeared precisely thanks to Neptune. Displeased that the coins were thrown into the bowl of the fountain, he struck them with his trident, shattering the gold into dust. The water in the fountain acquired a golden color and acquired healing properties. In fact, Goldwasser is an herbal tincture for alcohol, in which the smallest particles of 23 carat gold have been added since the sixteenth century.