Ernst Thälmann Memorial (Dresden)
The Ernst Thälmann Memorial in Dresden is located on Strehlener Platz in the Strehlen district .
location
The memorial is located between Teplitzer Strasse ( S 172 ) and August-Bebel-Strasse.
History and description
The bust of the memorial was designed by artist Johannes Peschel for Ernst Thälmann's 100th birthday and inaugurated in April 1986. It is located on Strehlener Platz, which was called Ernst-Thälmann-Platz until 1990.
Between two steles you can find the following Thälmann quote in metal letters: "Politics, that is history taking place in the present."
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Memorials of the Labor Movement - Dresden - Ernst Thälmann. (No longer available online.) In: Sozialistische-Gedenkstaetten.de. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017 ; accessed on December 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′ 59.81 " N , 13 ° 44 ′ 59.91" E