Goetz Monument (Leipzig)
The Goetz Memorial in Leipzig was erected in 1926 for the doctor and sports official Ferdinand Goetz (1826–1915) on the occasion of his 100th birthday. It is a listed building .
Location and shape
The memorial stands in the garden of the house at Lützner Strasse 11 in Leipzig, Ferdinand Goetz's long-term home , on a slightly raised place under oaks. It's still the original site.
It shows the larger than life bust of the honoree made of dark patinated bronze on a pedestal made of light marble . The total height is 2.82 m. The front of the pedestal shows as a relief in the laurel wreath the fourfold combined F of the gymnastics club for " Fresh, pious, happy, free ". The inscription on the right side of the pedestal reads: DEUTSCHE | TURNER YOUR | LEADER | DR. MED. | FERD. GOETZ | HEART AND HAND | DEM | FATHERLAND. The last words were Goetz's motto.
history
Ferdinand Goetz founded the German Gymnastics Association in 1868 together with Theodor Georgii (1826-1892) as an amalgamation of gymnastics clubs in Germany, which at the time became the world's largest gymnastics organization. At first Goetz was its honorary managing director and from 1895 until his death chairman.
On his 100th birthday, the gymnastics association organized a fundraising campaign to erect a memorial for him. The Leipzig sculptor Carl Seffner (1861–1932), who had known Goetz personally, was commissioned to design a portrait bust that was cast in the Noack bronze art foundry. It was Seffner's last creation of a monument. It is not known who designed the pedestal. In addition to Seffner himself, the Lindenau master builder Carl Iffland, who was responsible for the foundation work, or Goetz's son Paul could be considered. The inauguration took place at Pentecost 1926, Whit Monday was the 100th birthday of Ferdinand Goetz.
The Goetz-Haus Leipzig e.V., founded in 2000 to save the decaying Goetz-Haus . V. renovated the house and monument in Leipzig until the German Gymnastics Festival in 2002.
literature
- Markus Cottin, Gina Klank, Karl-Heinz Kretzschmar, Dieter Kürschner, Ilona Petzold: Leipzig monuments . Sax-Verlag Beucha 1998, ISBN 978-3-86729-036-4 , Volume 2, pp. 12/13
Web links
- Goetzdenkmal. In: Leipzig Lexicon. Retrieved September 17, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of cultural monuments in Lindenau (Leipzig) , ID 09261561
Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 6.1 ″ N , 12 ° 20 ′ 12.4 ″ E