St. Johanner Markt is a market square in the very heart of Saarbrücken. As its name implies, it used to belong to the once independent municipality of St. Johann. Today, the downtown market square is humming with life, a bustling place boasting a rich variety of restaurants, cafés, bars, and shops. Built in 1759/1760 by F.J. Stengel, the baroque fountain at the centre of St. John's Square is a popular meeting point from which numerous historic alleyways diverge into different directions