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Elbquelle Sculpture

Elbquelle Sculpture

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Elbquelle Sculpture

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Location: Riesa, Saxon Elbland

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Peggy 🌞🚲🚶‍♀️

November 3, 2024

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riesa.de/sehen/elbquelle-immendorff

Europe's largest iron sculpture is in Riesa. The work of the artist Prof. Jörg Immendorff was inspired by the motif of the winter oak, which can be seen in paintings by Caspar David Friedrich.

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November 5, 2023

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In 1999, Europe's largest sculpture was created by Prof. Jörg Immendorff from 234 tons of cast iron. It measures 25 meters high. In total it consists of 49 individual parts. …

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Stephan

December 11, 2024

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In 1999, the sculpture "Elbquelle" was created by Jörg Immendorff, who was inspired by winter oaks from paintings by Caspar David Friedrich. The sculpture is 25 m high and consists of 234 tons of cast iron - making it the largest iron sculpture in Europe.

More information: riesa.de/sehen/elbquelle-immendorff

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