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Wilhelm Raabe

Eschershausen 1831 - Braunschweig 1910
German writer (narrator)
(Wikipedia)

Ernst Müller-Braunschweig
1975

Description

Monument with a square relief portrait of Raabe, with the capion wilhelm raabe.

Inscription(s)

Der Dichter lebte in Braunschweig von 1870 bis zu seinem Tode 1910	» Hütet Euch fernerhin Eure Hand zu bieten noch mehr der Ruinen zu machen « 1874
The poet lived in Braunschweig from 1870 until his death in 1910	"Beware henceforth to offer your hand to make even more of the ruins" 1874

Signature

E. Müller

Sculptor

Ernst Müller-Braunschweig (Ölper bei Braunschweig 1860 - Charlottenburg 1928), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmale und Standbilder der Stadt Braunschweig.
Der Löwe, Heftiger Streit um das Raabe-Denkmal.

Locatie (N 52°15'43" - E 10°31'49") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens623; Photograph: 29 July 2024
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