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Arnold Bürkli

Zürich 1833 - Zürich 1894
municipal engineer in Zürich, 1860-1882; Responsible for the promenade along the Lake Zürich
(Wikipedia)

Baptist Hörbst (Hoerbst)
1899

Description

Granite stele with a marble relief portrait of Bürkli.

Inscription(s)

D^r ARNOLD BÜRKLI
quai - ingenieur
1833 - 1894

Signature

B. Hoerbst

Sculptor

Baptist Hörbst (Hoerbst) (Zürich 1850 - Affoltern am Albis 1927), Swiss sculptor (Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz – Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

'Einweihungdes Denksteins für Dr. Arnold Bürkli in Zürich' , Schweizerische Bauzetung 33 (1899) 26, 30 Juni 1899, PDF on-line)

Location (N 47°21'48" - E 8°32'13")

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