The Goethe Monument () is an outdoor 1880 memorial to German writer and statesman
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang (von) Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on Western literature, literary, Polit ...
by
Fritz Schaper
Fritz (Friedrich) Schaper (31 July 1841, Alsleben – 29 November 1919, Berlin) was a German sculptor.
Life
He was orphaned at an early age, and was sent to Halle (Saale), Halle to receive instruction at the Francke Foundations. After being ap ...
, located in
Tiergarten in
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...
, Germany.
The sculpture's base depicts the
allegorical figures of Drama, Lyric Poetry (and Amor), and Science.
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See also
* 1880 in art
References
External links
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1880 establishments in Germany
1880 sculptures
Allegorical sculptures in Germany
Sculptures of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Statues in Berlin
Outdoor sculptures in Berlin
Sculptures of men in Germany
Sculptures of women in Germany
Statues in Germany
Statues of writers
Tiergarten (park)
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