Rückert Monument (Schweinfurt)

Germany / Bayern / Schweinfurt / Markt
 memorial, fountain, listed building / architectural heritage
The monument to one of the most famous sons of the city of Schweinfurt – Friedrich Rückert – is situated at Marktplatz. The poet and orientalist, whose birth house stands at the southeast corner of the City Hall, has overlooked the activity at the lively central square of Schweinfurt’s civic events since 1890. The monument was created by architect Friedrich Ritter von Thiersch and sculptor Wilhelm von Rühmann. Allegorical figures from his works (“Geharnischte Sonette” [“Withering Sonnets”] and “Weisheit des Brahmanen” [“Wisdom of the Brahmans”]) are situated at the feet of the bronze Rückert. www.schweinfurt.de/en/life/sights/index.html
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Coordinates:   50°2'42"N   10°14'2"E
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