List of public works of art and monuments in Kassel

This list of public works of art and monuments in Kassel is intended to give an overview of public works of art and monuments in the city of Kassel . This list does not claim to be complete, but will be updated continuously. The monuments are arranged chronologically according to their date of installation, as far as this is known.

Monuments

designation	Location	Occasion, description	Built/ Inaugurated	Draft/ Artist
Monument to Landgrave Karl	In front of the Karlskirche	Completed in Rome in 1686, erected in front of the Karlskirche in 1768.	1686	Bartholomeus Eggers
Hercules	Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe	As the crowning glory of the mountain park	1710-12	Giovanni Francesco Guerniero
Monument to Friedrich II.	Friedrichsplatz	Started in 1771 by Johann August Nahl the Elder, completed by his son after 1781	1783 (completion)	Johann August Nahl the Elder
Monument to Louis Spohr	On the upper Königsstrasse		1882	Ferdinand Hartzer
Unification Monument	In the prince's garden	Donated in 1898 by Heinrich and Johannes Wimmel, hence also called the “Wimmel Monument”.	1898	Karl Begas
Monument to Denis Papin	In front of the Ottoneum	Before that, a memorial plaque from 1901, which was replaced by the memorial	1906	Hans Everding
Ascrap well	Kassel town hall	Formerly well system. Flowerbed after politically motivated destruction and today a monument	1908 (destroyed in 1939), redesigned in 1987	Karl Roth / Horst Hoheisel
Rossbender	At the Federal Social Court		1938	Joseph Wackerle
Zisselbrunnen	Old market	In memory of the popular folk festival. In 1913 there was already a symbolic "Zisselbrunnen" made of paper mache	around 1957	Heinrich Cornelius
Stainless steel sculpture	On the edge of Friedrichsplatz	for documenta 4 , then bought	1972	Erich Hauser
The victims of violence	On the Obere Koenigsstrasse	Made possible by a citizens' initiative	1974	Vadim Abramovich Sidur
Frame construction	On the edge of Friedrichsplatz, towards Karlsaue	Frame in the landscape for documenta 6 , then bought	1977	House Rucker Co
Dream ship Aunt Olga	In front of the Heinrich Schütz School	To documenta 6	1977	Anatol Herzfeld
Laserscape		World's first permanent laser light sculpture in public urban space, for documenta 6	1977	Horst H. Baumann
Linear clock	At the upper end of Wilhelmstrasse at Ständeplatz	light kinetic sculpture	1977	Peter Hertha
Vertical earth kilometer	Friedrichsplatz	One kilometer deep earth drilling filled with brass rods, for documenta 6	1977	Walter De Maria
Clock tower	Harleshausen	Clock tower	1979 (rebuilt)
7000 oaks	Scattered over the urban area	Oaks with basalt stone for documenta 7	1982	Joseph Beuys
Hercules throws pick-ax (pick)	Regatta meadow on the Fulda	to documenta 7	1982	Claes Oldenburg
The ramp (memorial)	North Holland, former Henschel works	memorial	1985	ER Nele
Brothers Grimm Monument	Brothers Grimm Square	Half of the gate guard on Brüdergrimmplatz was the Grimms' former home	1985	Erika Maria Wiegand
Aurora	In front of the Neue Galerie		1985	Eberhard Fiebig
Gate of Earthly Peace	In front of the university		1985	Eberhard Fiebig
Hercules with obelisk	In front of the former Bundesbank branch and now the Netcom location	Bought by the then state central bank	1989	Ivan Theimer
Artist necropolis	Harleshausen	Burial place for documenta artists who undertake by will to be buried there during their lifetime and who design a work of art for the park during their lifetime. So far: 9 grave monuments.	From around 1990	Harry Kramer (concept)
Man walking to the sky (Himmelstürmer)	In front of the main train station	For documenta IX on Friedrichsplatz, then bought and moved to today's location	1992	Jonathan Borofsky
The strangers	On the portico of the Red Palace on Friedrichsplatz	For documenta IX , then partially purchased	1992	Thomas Schütte
Spatial sculpture		For documenta IX , then bought	1992	Per Kirkeby
Guard station of thought against illegal violence	Status at the regional council until 2013	For documenta IX , then bought. 2013 brought to Moers-Kapellen under the supervision of the artist and finally installed on the banks of the Silbersee .	1992	Anatol Herzfeld
Have we chosen	At the regional council	In memory of the bombing of Kassel 50 years ago. Foundation of the International Women's Club Kassel e. V.	1995	Linda Cunningham
The Alien and Refugee Monument (Obelisk)	Until October 3, 2018 on the Königsplatz	For documenta 14 , after political controversy on October 3, 2018, initially removed from the city of Kassel. After the controversy ended, the obelisk has found its final location on stairs street .	2017	Olu Oguibe

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Anja Katzke: Seewerk brings Anatol-Werk to Moers. In: Rheinische Post , July 18, 2013, accessed on October 4, 2018.