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Sieben stolze Schwestern küsst das eine Meer

Seven Proud Sisters Kissed by a Single Sea

Reinhard Dietrich
1970

Rostock / Sieben stolze Schwestern küsst das eine Meer

Beschreibung / Description

Fountain with a sculpture of seven women in a circle. The sculpture is inspired by the song of Kuba "Rolle, Ostseewelle, rolle, …" - with the idea of peace and friendship between the seven countries bordering the Baltic Sea in 1970 (German Democratic Republic, Poland, Soviet Union, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and the Federal Republic of Germany).

Informationsschild / Information Sign

Reinhard Dietrich
SIEBEN STOLZE SCHWESTERN
KÜSST DAS EINE MEER

1970
Bronze

Eigentum der Hansestadt Rostock

Rostock - Sieben stolze Schwestern küsst das eine Meer

Künstler*in / Artist

Reinhard Dietrich (Breslau 1932 - Dresden 2015), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmäler, Brunnen und Skulpturen in Rostock.
Trefpunkt Ostsee, Rostocker Brunnen, Wasserspiele, Wasserläufe.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 54°5'19" - E 12°7'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: demv132; Photograph: 4 August 2016
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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