Hundestein (Hanover)

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The obelisk in the Georgengarten south of the Leibniz Temple (2018)

The dog stone in Hanover , also popularly known as the " dog memorial ", is an obelisk about 12 meters high in the Georgengarten .

history

The monument made of sandstone in 1767 was originally located in Wietze in the district of Celle , in the so-called "Stechinellisches Gutspark", the park of Stechinelli in Wieckenberg .

In 1777 the obelisk was set up as a " point de vue ", as a focal point in the Wallmodengarten. At the time of the Kingdom of Hanover in 1833 , the monument was moved to the bank of the watercourse at its current location in place of the site, which is built differently today.

A view of the dog stone can be found, for example, as an aquatint painting after Johann Heinrich Ramberg from around 1800 with the title View of the Obelisk and the viewing terrace of the Wallmodengarten owned by the Hanover Historical Museum .

Even during the Weimar Republic , the obelisk was protected from damage by a curved decorative fence.

Hundestein legend

The following legend was formed from the location of the dog stone : Princess Sophie Charlotte , the only daughter of the Duke and later Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ernst August von Hanover , fell into the water while playing in the park. Fortunately, a greyhound came to her rescue, a gift from Tsar Peter the Great . In memory of the princess's rescue, the memorial was erected and named the dog stone.

Web links

Commons : Hundestein  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Helmut Knocke , Hugo Thielen : Georgengarten , In Dirk Böttcher , Klaus Mlynek (ed.): Hannover. Art and culture lexicon . New edition, 4th, updated and expanded edition, Springe: zu Klampen, 2007, ISBN 978-3-934920-53-8 , pp. 115–118, here: p. 117.
  2. ↑ Kaspar Klaffke : Use determines the value of a garden . In: "Back to nature." The idea and history of the Georgengarten in Hanover-Herrenhausen , book accompanying the exhibition of the same name, organized by the Wilhelm-Busch-Gesellschaft eV and the City of Hanover's Green Space Office in the Wilhelm-Busch-Museum Hanover, German Museum for Caricature and Kritische Grafik from May 18 to July 27, 1997, ed. by the Wilhelm-Busch-Gesellschaft eV and the Green Space Office of the state capital Hanover. Wallstein-Verlag, Göttingen 1997, ISBN 978-3-89244-250-9 and 3-89244-250-9, pp. 43-45, here: p. 45.
  3. ^ A b Eva Benz-Rababah : Georgengarten . In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (Hrsg.): Stadtlexikon Hannover . From the beginning to the present . Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 211ff., Here: p. 213
  4. ^ Michael Rohde : The Wallmodengarten since the middle of the 18th century . In: "Back to nature." The idea and history of the Georgengarten ... , pp. 13–19, here: p. 18.
  5. ^ A b F. H. Hesse : Guide through Hanover city and country. Local landmarks. A companion on hikes through the city of Hanover and the surrounding area. Compiled and described according to location, origin, meaning, etc. , 227 pages with 16 plates, Hanover: Helwingsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1929, p. 38 and plate number 7

Coordinates: 52 ° 23 '7.1 "  N , 9 ° 42' 15.3"  E