Beethoven Monument (Frankfurt am Main)
The Beethoven monument in Frankfurt am Main is a memorial created between 1926 and 1948 in the Taunusanlage . It honors the composer Ludwig van Beethoven .
description
The monument stands on a hill-like elevation in the Frankfurt Anlagenring . It consists of three bronze figures: the middle of the three larger-than-life figures represents Ludwig van Beethoven, but not in the form of a portrait. The two female figures are geniuses from Roman mythology. The inscription "Beethoven's Genius" adorns the base made of diabase .
history
The monument was designed by Georg Kolbe . In 1926 Kolbe received an offer from the city of Berlin to create a Beethoven monument for a competition. Due to lack of time, he declined the offer, but nevertheless started a draft. The design was not finished until 1947, and the memorial was cast in Berlin in May of the following year. It was inaugurated on June 16, 1951, Kolbe had died in 1946 and could no longer see the installation.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Nicola Netzer: Monument. In: kunst-im-oefflichen-raum-frankfurt.de. 2015, accessed September 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Frankfurt main cemetery: Beethoven monument. In: frankfurter-hauptfriedhof.de. Retrieved September 1, 2016 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 46.3 " N , 8 ° 40 ′ 12.7" E