Salt flower (Schönebeck)
The salt flower is a sculpture in Schönebeck (Elbe) in Saxony-Anhalt .
Emergence
The 16 meter high and 12 meter wide sculpture stands directly on the banks of the Elbe . It was designed in 1996/97 by the Danish artist Anders Nyborg on behalf of the Elbufer Förderverein Schönebeck eV . The sculpture, which weighs 25 tons and is made of iron and stainless steel , was manufactured by the metal construction company Henschel from Tornitz according to the artist's plans . The 170-ton foundation was built at the end of 1996. The sculpture was unveiled on May 23, 1997.
meaning
The salt flower refers in several ways to Schönebeck's tradition as a place of salt production and trade. The foundation is a pan of salt crystal , as it was created in the boiling pans . The structure of the flower is a replica of the framework of the old salt storage, some of which have been preserved a little further south. Triangular elements refer to the three villages Bad Salzelmen , Frohse and Schönebeck, which are closely related to salt and today all belong to Schönebeck (Elbe) . The stainless steel cubes are a replica of a rock salt crystal from the Graf-Moltke-Schacht in Schönebeck . The sails made of stainless steel are reminiscent of the sailing ship traffic on the Elbe and also of the wings of seagulls .
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Coordinates: 52 ° 1 ′ 23.3 " N , 11 ° 44 ′ 25.5" E