Martin Behaim memorial
The Martin Behaim monument stands in Nuremberg on Theresienplatz and commemorates Martin Behaim , the creator of the oldest surviving globe .
Christoph Lenz cast the memorial based on a design by the sculptor Johann Wolfgang Rößner . The unveiling took place on September 17, 1890.
The larger than life bronze figure standing on a pedestal touches Martin Behaim's potato with his right hand . The two bronze female figures seated a little lower to the right and left symbolize trade and science , i.e. the two areas of Behaim's activity.
More pictures
Martin Behaim memorial, detail
The Martin Behaim memorial, 1891
Web links
- Martin Behaim monument on nuernberginfos.de
Coordinates: 49 ° 27 '20.4 " N , 11 ° 4' 49.4" E