Riwwelmatthes
| Riwwelmatthes | |
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 Riwwelmatthes (2015) |
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| Data | |
| place | Darmstadt |
| builder | Johann Baptist Scholl |
| Client | Prince Emil Veterans Association |
| Architectural style | Neo-Gothic |
| Construction year | 1852 |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 52 '42.5 " N , 8 ° 39' 5.9" E |
The Riwwelmatthes (also: Riwwel Matthes and Prinz-Emil-Veteranen-Denkmal) is a veteran memorial in Darmstadt .
History and description
The Riwwelmatthes is a veteran monument by Johann Baptist Scholl . The memorial originally stood on Marienplatz in Darmstadt. In 1902 the memorial was moved to the Herrngarten.
The veterans memorial was carved out of red and yellow sandstone in neo-Gothic style . The three-part structure stands on the grave chamber, which has shrunk to a base . In the middle of the monument stands the figure of a bearded and helmeted Germanic with a short sword . The shape corresponded to the symbol of the freedom struggles of the Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815).
The veterans memorial was inaugurated in 1852 by the Prince Emil Veterans Association .
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. 89.
