List of works of art in public space in Xanten
The list of works of art in public space in Xanten gives an overview of art in public space , including sculptures , sculptures , landmarks and other works of art in Xanten , Wesel district . There is no claim to completeness.
Works of art in Xanten
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| Victor statue | St. Viktor Cathedral | 51 ° 39 ′ 45.2 " N , 6 ° 27 ′ 13.5" E |
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| Cuboid and cube | Cathedral Saint Victor / Chapter | 51 ° 39 '42.8 " N , 6 ° 27" 10.6 " E | Günter Zins | Sculptures made of welded stainless steel rods. Cube on the three-gabled house and cuboid on the column with the gargoyles on Domplatz. |
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| Siegfried in Xanten | Nordwall 5, at the Kriemhildmühle | 51 ° 39 '48.7 " N , 6 ° 27' 2.2" E | 2000 | Erika Rutert | Bronze relief with episodes from the Nibelungenlied |
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| Admonishing angel | Staircase at Placidahaus / Klever Strasse | 51 ° 39 '41.9 " N , 6 ° 27" 8.3 " E | Archangel Michael, originally placed above the entrance of the Engel-Apotheke. It was saved from the bombing raids in 1945 and restored in 2010. He found his new place on the stairs to the Siegfried Museum. | |||
| 45 iron shoes | On the wall at the Ziegelhof / Domplatz | 51 ° 39 '42.2 " N , 6 ° 27' 9.6" E | 1998 | Christoph Wilmsen-Wiegmann | The 45 iron shoes are probably the least known work of art in Xanten. You are on the 8 meter high wall to the Domplatz and cannot be seen from the ground. They commemorate the 45-60 Cologne Jews who were murdered by French crusaders during the prognom of 1096 . | |
| Siegfried kills the dragon | At the Kurfürstenstrasse gate | 51 ° 39 '41.3 " N , 6 ° 27' 8.1" E | Gerd Mattissen | Metal sculpture, donated by Maria Friese |
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| Siegfried and Dragon | North wall | Metal sculpture at the DPSG Sankt Viktor. | ||||
| Women at the water pump | Klever Tor, Klever Strasse | 51 ° 39 '45.7 " N , 6 ° 27' 0.5" E | Boniface Stirnberg | Bronze, |
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| Butter market pump | Rheinstrasse 32 | 51 ° 39 '47.2 " N , 6 ° 27' 7.2" E | Water pump with market woman |
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| Duck market pump | Karthaus 16 | 51 ° 39 ′ 49.2 " N , 6 ° 27 ′ 12.5" E | Water pump with goose |
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| Nibelung Gate | Roundabout Rheinberger Strasse / Am Römertor | 51 ° 39 '54.5 " N , 6 ° 27' 11.6" E | Christoph Wilmsen-Wiegmann | 34-ton stone sculpture made of black granite from the western Oslofjord . The work of art called the Nibelungentor, sometimes also called the Roman Gate, stands exactly on the threshold between the Roman and medieval Franconian city. According to legend , the royal court of Siegfried's parents was located nearby . |
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| Stone circle in the Siegfried Line | Westwall / Fildersteg | 51 ° 39 '33.8 " N , 6 ° 27' 16.6" E | Christoph Wilmsen-Wiegmann | Stone circle with a diameter of 12 m made of 12 stones made of Scandinavian granite with a weight of 700 - 1200 kg on the rampart. It is also called the Xanten Stonehenge. | ||
| Footprints | Downtown | 2001 | Xanten "Walk of Fame", clay tiles with footprints of known and unknown contemporaries from Xanten and its visitors. | |||
| Hail cross | Xanten-Wardt, headland Xanten South Sea | 51 ° 40 ′ 59.4 " N , 6 ° 26 ′ 44.2" E | 1618 | Stone cross to protect the rural population from hail and flood | ||
| Mary of Burgundy | Xanten-Marienbaum, Marienbaum market square | 51 ° 41 ′ 56.2 " N , 6 ° 22 ′ 31.5" E | 2003 | Boniface Stirnberg | Bronze statue of Mary of Burgundy (1394–1463) Duchess of Kleve, founder of the Birgittenkloster von Marienbaum. Donated by Christiane and Emil Underberg |
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See also
- List of works of art in public space in the Ruhr area
- List of works of art in public space in the Wesel district
Web links
Commons : Culture of Xanten - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinz Kühnen: The Siegfried Monument. In: RP-Online. December 23, 2009, accessed May 31, 2018 .
- ↑ Erwin Kohl: Xanten's unknown artworks. In: RP-Online. March 28, 2017, accessed May 31, 2018 .
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