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Frankfurt am Main
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Taunusanlage 1

Die vier Kontinenten

The Four Continents

Unbekannte(r) Künstler(in)
artist unknown
1915

Frankfurt am Main / Die vier Kontinenten

Beschreibung / Description

Four sandstone sculptures on the portico:

Europa / Europe, woman with a buste, books and basket with fruit.
Afrika / Africa, negroide man with a monkey and a lion.
Amerika / America, woman with an eagle.
Asien - Asia, man with turban, a buddha statue and an animal (?)

Frankfurt am Main - Die vier Kontinenten
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Anmerkung / Annotation

The house was built in 1915 and was the main office of the building firm Philipp Holzmann.

Künstler / Artist

Unbekannte(r) Künstler(in); Wenn Sie wissen, wer der/die Künstler(in) ist, lassen Sie es uns wissen.
artist unknown; Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Skyper (Frankfurt am Main).

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 50°6'38" - E 8°40'13") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs213; Photograph: 28 September 2014
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