Rotunda (Greiz)
The rotunda in Greiz in Thuringia , also popularly known as the porcelain rotunda , is a war memorial in the district town and part of the Princely Greizer Park .
Geographical
The monument is located on the south-eastern edge of Greizer Park. The back is facing the park alley.
history
The rotunda was built in 1787 under the direction of Prince Heinrich XI. and originally had the purpose as a porcelain house in which his wife Alexandrine kept her extensive Japanese porcelain collection. In 1822 the rotunda was built by Prince Heinrich XIX. converted into a Catholic chapel for his wife, Princess Gasparine von Rohan-Rochefort-Montauban .
After the end of the First World War , the rotunda was converted into a war memorial. Inside there are engraved bronze plaques on the walls with the names of the fallen soldiers. In the middle of the building there is a large bronze sculpture of a fallen warrior, which was created by the sculptor Karl Albiker in 1926. The inscription on the outside "You who live call me" was also applied in 1926.
To protect against vandalism, the entrance door was replaced by a steel grille so that the inside can be viewed. Every year on Remembrance Sunday , the rotunda is open to the public and a commemoration of the dead with candles possible.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ OTZ Greiz: Princely spring dreams. OTZ Greiz, March 18, 2015, accessed on January 10, 2020 .
- ^ City of Greiz: Heimatmuseum. Museum of the City of Greiz, August 27, 2017, accessed on January 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Thuringian Castles Foundation: Greiz. 2012, accessed January 10, 2020 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 39 ′ 29.7 " N , 12 ° 11 ′ 41.6" E