Justus Liebig Monument (Darmstadt)
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 Justus Liebig Memorial (2011) |
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| place | Darmstadt |
| builder | Heinrich Jobst |
| Construction year | 1913 |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 52 '23.4 " N , 8 ° 39' 6.9" E |
The Justus Liebig Monument (also: Liebig Monument) is a monument in Darmstadt .
History and description
The Justus Liebig Memorial was erected in 1913 on Luisenplatz in front of the Merckschen Engel pharmacy . The Hessian cultural monument was carved out of natural stone by Heinrich Jobst .
A female statue representing the ideal figure of science sits on a high pedestal . In her right hand she holds a ball on which originally stood a small female figure with eight breasts, which was reconstructed in 1992 .
A head relief of the chemist Justus von Liebig , who was born in Darmstadt, is on the front of the base. On both sides of the base there are reliefs depicting his scientific life.
literature
- Günter Fries et al .: City of Darmstadt. (= Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hesse .) Vieweg, Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5 , p. 138.
Web links
Commons : Justus Liebig Monument - collection of images, videos and audio files
