Woehrmann monument
The Wöhrmann monument is a monument to the patroness Anna Wöhrmann (1750–1827) in the Latvian capital Riga in the Wöhrmannscher Garten park, which she co-founded, on the eastern edge of Riga's old town, in the northwestern part of the park.
Design and history
Her son Johann Christoph Wöhrmann , Prussian Consul General, was also committed to the park and, in 1829 , had an obelisk made of granite erected in memory of his mother , along with a memorial plaque in German . At the end of the 19th century, the location of the monument was changed as part of a redesign of the park. In 1884 two sculptures depicting lions were erected near the obelisk, which were created in Augusta Folca's workshop . In 1954 the monument was demolished and the lions moved.
From 1998 there was an initiative to rebuild the monument. The obelisk was reconstructed and the lions re-erected. The inauguration took place on July 26, 2000. The new obelisk is the work of Inga Medne and Sandrs Skribnovskis . The bronze plaque made with the original text comes from Edvīns Krūmiņš . In 2011 the lion sculptures were restored by the stonemason Ivars Felbergs .
On the obelisk there is the inscription in German:
The
founder of
this public
garden
because. Mrs. Aeltestin
Wöhrmann,
b. Ebel
On the back of the obelisk there is another inscription referring to the foundation of the monument:
Erected in 1829 by those who appreciate the value of this complex
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Coordinates: 56 ° 57 '6 " N , 24 ° 7' 1.9" E