Glass elephant
| Glass elephant | |
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 Landmark of the city of Hamm: Horst Rellecke's glass elephant |
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| Data | |
| place | Hamm |
| architect | Horst Rellecke |
| Architectural style | Glass , steel |
| Construction year | 1981-1984 |
| height | 35 m |
| particularities | |
| Observation tower , greenhouse , event venue | |
The symbol of the city of Hamm is known as the glass elephant . The former coal washing building of the Maximilian colliery was converted into an accessible sculpture by the artist and architect Horst Rellecke in 1984 as part of the state horticultural show .
In the "head" of the approx. 35 m high glass elephant is a palm garden, in which ten kinetic objects by Horst Rellecke can be seen as a permanent exhibition . The elevator to the palm garden is located in the glass trunk of the elephant , at the "back" a staircase leads down. At a height of 29 m you can enjoy the panorama of Maximilian Park , the city of Hamm and the surrounding area.
For the NRW-Tag 2009, which took place in Hamm, the glass elephant was extensively renovated and equipped with modern LED lighting that made it possible to switch between the colors white, blue, green, yellow and red. Since then, the glass elephant has changed its color at regular intervals. During the “Autumn Lights” campaign during the North Rhine-Westphalian autumn holidays, the Transparent Elephant becomes the object of a light show in which the LED lights go on and off and change color at times to the beat of the accompanying music.
Replicas of the glass elephant in the form of plastic sculptures are distributed throughout the city of Hamm. In the spa gardens there is an elephant sculpture planted with flowers.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Glaselefant , HammWiki
- ↑ Elephant Parade, HammWiki
Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′ 58.5 ″ N , 7 ° 52 ′ 54.3 ″ E