Willy-Brandt-Platz (Wuppertal)
The Willy-Brandt-Platz is an inner-city square in the Elberfeld district in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Wuppertal .
On May 30, 1994, the previously unnamed square was named after Willy Brandt . At the inauguration, the street signs were labeled “Willi-Brandt-Platz” (“i” instead of “y” in the first name), which is why the name is still often misspelled today.
Location and description
The square is located in the Elberfeld-Mitte residential area in the pedestrian zone west of the Elberfeld town hall at the Klotzbahn / Kleine Klotzbahn intersection . The main entrance to the Rathaus-Galerie is located north of the square . Opposite is the barrier-free access to the administration building ("Rathaus") Elberfeld.
The sculpture ( cast iron ) of the Bergischer Löwen , Elberfeld's landmark, based on a design by the sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch from 1833 is located on Willy-Brandt-Platz. The originally two lions were in front of the building of the Old Elberfeld Town Hall (today From the Heydt Museum ). Because of the increasing traffic, they were removed from this position in 1877 and re-erected in front of the entrance to the Brausenwerth bathing establishment, which was newly opened in 1887 . One of the lions was slightly damaged in the attack on Elberfeld in World War II, in which the bathing establishment was destroyed. When the other was dismantled, it was destroyed in such a way that it was no longer possible to reuse it. Plaster casts were made in 1965 of the slightly damaged lions and those rescued in private action and recreated as bronze figures . This was set up in 1967 in front of the Elberfeld Railway Directorate . The original lion was thought to be lost for a while and after its discovery it was restored with the help of donations between 1993 and 1994 and placed on the square.
The New Döppersberger Brunnen , which was built in 1989 in the street Alte Freiheit , had to be removed in 2000 when the City-Arkaden was built and was rebuilt in a slightly different form on Willy-Brandt-Platz. It consists of a granite ball that rotates on a film of water.
The square is surrounded by numerous retail stores. In the summer months there is an outdoor restaurant. The square is also occasionally used for festivities. For example, part of the Elberfeld Christmas market takes place here.
Individual evidence
- ^ Wolfgang Stock: Wuppertal street names . Thales Verlag, Essen-Werden 2002, ISBN 3-88908-481-8
- ↑ wrong spelling on the official homepage of the city of Wuppertal ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ruth Meyer-Kahrweg : Monuments, fountains and sculptures in Wuppertal . Born-Verlag, Wuppertal 1991, ISBN 3-87093-057-8
- ↑ The Elberfeld Lions . denkmal-wuppertal.de from 2011.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 33.2 " N , 7 ° 8 ′ 44.7" E