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Die Bürgertugenden am Rathaus Pankow

The Civil virtues at the Pankow Town Hall

Paul Sponar
1903

Berlin / Die Bürgertugenden am Rathaus Pankow

Description

The townhall of the Berlin disctrict of Pankow was erected between 1901 and 1903, after designs by the architect Wilhelm Johow. At the central avant-corps are four stone statues in niches, representing the civil virtues of justice, industriousness, honour and charity.

Berlin - Die Bürgertugenden am Rathaus Pankow
Gerechtigkeit / Justice
Bürgerfleiß / Industriousness
Bürgerehre / Honour
Mildtätigkeit / Charity

Sculptor

Paul Sponar, German sculptor from Pankow, c. 1900.

Sources & Information

Bezirksamt Pankow, Geschichte Rathaus 1. Architektur.
Kultur- & Tourismusmarketing Berlin-Pankow, Rathaus Pankow.
Wikipedia, Rathaus Pankow.

Locatie (N 52°34'8" - E 13°24'8") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe167; Photograph: 1 September 2022
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